CAUDILL v. MRS. GRISSOM'S SALADS, INC.


541 S.W.2d 101 (1976)

Noble C. CAUDILL, Petitioner, v. MRS. GRISSOM'S SALADS, INC., et al., Respondents.

Supreme Court of Tennessee.

Rehearing Denied September 27, 1976.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

J. Dennis Sanders, Hendersonville, for petitioner.

S. McP. Glasgow, Jr., Glasgow, Adams & Taylor, Nashville, for respondents.


OPINION

FONES, Justice.

Plaintiff's complaint against defendants for personal injuries resulting from an automobile accident concluded with a prayer seeking compensatory damages of $225,000 and demanding a jury to try the cause. Twenty-six (26) days later, prior to any responsive pleading, plaintiff filed an amendment deleting the last paragraph of the complaint and inserting a new paragraph wherein compensatory damages in the sum of $260,000 were sought...

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