CORDELL v. WARD SCHOOL BUS MFG., INC.


597 S.W.2d 323 (1980)

James R. CORDELL, Jr., a minor by next friend and father, James R. Cordell, Sr., and James R. Cordell, Sr., Individually, Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. WARD SCHOOL BUS MANUFACTURING, INC., Defendant-Appellee.

Court of Appeals of Tennessee, Western Section.

Certiorari Denied April 21, 1980.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

James F. Schaeffer, Charles R. Perkins, Memphis, for plaintiffs-appellants.

John H. Harris, Jr., William W. Dunlap, Memphis, for defendant-appellee.


Certiorari Denied by Supreme Court April 21, 1980.

EWELL, Judge.

This is an appeal by plaintiffs below from a jury verdict in an action based solely on the theory of strict liability in tort.

The suit was filed by James R. Cordell Jr. by his next friend and father, James R. Cordell Sr., and by James R. Cordell Sr., individually, seeking to recover damages for personal injuries suffered by James R. Cordell Jr. when he fell or jumped from a school bus...

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