CATHCART v. CATHCART


719 S.W.2d 301 (1986)

James Fred CATHCART, III, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Darrell CATHCART and Fred Cathcart, Defendants-Appellees.

Court of Appeals of Tennessee, Eastern Section.

Permission to Appeal Denied November 3, 1986.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

J. Lewis Kinnard, Madisonville, for plaintiff-appellant.

Kendred A. White, Madisonville, for defendants-appellees.


Permission to Appeal Denied by Supreme Court November 3, 1986.

OPINION

FRANKS, Judge.

Plaintiff's action for damages for injuries to his hand and arm, which became entangled in the drive mechanism of farm machinery, was dismissed by summary judgment on the sole ground "the injury sustained by plaintiff was a result of his voluntary assumption of the risk."

In the complaint, plaintiff, age 22, alleged he was employed by defendants on the family...

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