HOUSEAL v. ROBERTS


709 S.W.2d 580 (1984)

Dale and Daphney HOUSEAL, Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. Gene ROBERTS, Commissioner, Tennessee Department of Safety, Defendant-Appellee.

Court of Appeals of Tennessee, Middle Section, at Nashville.

Application for Permission to Appeal Denied July 16, 1984.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Jay Fred Friedman, Memphis, for plaintiffs-appellants.

Kymberly Lynn Anne Hattaway, Asst. Atty. Gen., Nashville, for defendant-appellee.


Application for Permission to Appeal Denied by Supreme Court July 16, 1984.

OPINION

CANTRELL, Judge.

This appeal presents the simple question of whether the appellants should be excused for failing to initiate their appeal within the time prescribed by statute because they did not anticipate the delay in the delivery of their petition for review through the mail.

On June 4, 1981, the Commissioner of the Department of Safety, pursuant to the...

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