MATTHEWS v. MITCHELL


705 S.W.2d 657 (1985)

Katheryn MATTHEWS, Appellant, v. Joseph L. MITCHELL and the Memphis Area Transit Authority, Appellees, and Mary Wilbert CUMMINGS and Willie C. Matthews, Appellants, v. Joseph L. MITCHELL and the Memphis Area Transit Authority, Appellees.

Court of Appeals of Tennessee, Western Section, at Jackson.

Application for Permission to Appeal Denied December 30, 1985.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

David E. Gordon, Memphis, for appellants.

William P. Efird, Memphis, for appellees.


CRAWFORD, Judge.

This appeal involves two wrongful death cases seeking damages resulting from the death of the same person. In an attempt to explain the situation with some clarity, we will refer to them in the order of their filing, as Suit 1 and Suit 2. Suit 1 is an appeal from an order of the trial court granting defendants a summary judgment. Suit 2 is an appeal from the order of the trial court denying plaintiffs' Tenn.R.Civ.P. 60.02 motion to set aside a summary...

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