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CECIL v. HARDIN

575 S.W.2d 268 (1978)

Mr. and Mrs. Walter W. CECIL, Individually and as Mother and Father of Marcus H. Cecil, Deceased, Petitioners, v. David Brian HARDIN, Respondent.

Supreme Court of Tennessee.

December 29, 1978.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

J.B. Cobb, Hayden Lait, Memphis, for petitioners.

Robert M. Fargarson, Memphis, for respondent.

OPINION

COOPER, Justice.

This is an action for the wrongful death of Marcus Cecil, who was killed when he was struck by a car in which the respondent, David Hardin, was a passenger. At the close of the proof, the trial judge directed a verdict for Hardin. The Court of Appeals upheld his ruling. We affirm.

For the most part, the evidence is not in dispute. Joe David Edwards, age 20, and Hardin, age 21, were friends of long standing. One Saturday evening...

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