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JENKINS v. COMMODORE CORP. SOUTHERN

584 S.W.2d 773 (1979)

Kenneth W. JENKINS et ux., Petitioners-Plaintiffs, v. The COMMODORE CORPORATION SOUTHERN et al., Respondents-Defendants.

Supreme Court of Tennessee.

Rehearing Denied August 20, 1979.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Edward Sempkowski, Gary E. Brewer, Morristown, Fred L. Myers, Newport, for petitioners-plaintiffs.

John W. Wheeler, Knoxville, Hodges, Doughty & Carson, Knoxville, of counsel, for the Commodore Corp. Southern.

James C. McSween, Jr., Newport, for Freeman Mobile Home Sales, respondents-defendants.

OPINION

HARBISON, Justice.

This action was brought by petitioners, plaintiffs below, for the wrongful death of their two-year-old son. The child was critically burned in a fire which destroyed the mobile home of petitioners. Defendants to the action were the manufacturer of the mobile home and the local dealer from whom petitioners purchased it at retail.

The case was submitted to the jury as to both defendants, respondents here, on theories of negligence...

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