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NEVILL v. CITY OF TULLAHOMA

756 S.W.2d 226 (1988)

Douglas NEVILL and Wife Louise Nevill, Individually, and as the Surviving Parents and Next of Kin of Connell D. Nevill, Deceased, Plaintiffs-Appellees, v. The CITY OF TULLAHOMA, Tennessee, a Municipal Corporation, Defendant-Appellant.

Supreme Court of Tennessee, at Nashville.

August 8, 1988.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John M. McCord, Henry & McCord, Tullahoma, for plaintiffs-appellees.

Stephen M. Worsham, Rick L. Moore, Robertson, Worsham, Moore & Hedges, Tullahoma, for defendant-appellant.

OPINION

FONES, Justice.

Connell D. Nevill, age 19, sustained fatal injuries as a passenger in a vehicle that was fleeing from Tullahoma Police officers at speeds approximating 100 mph when it struck a tree. This suit was brought by his parents against the City of Tullahoma and the two officers who were in the police car, David Burkhalter and William Smith.

This action was subject to the Tennessee Governmental Tort Liability Act and after a non-jury...

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