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CRISMON v. CURTISS

785 S.W.2d 353 (1990)

Victoria CRISMON, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Jack Leon CURTISS and the American Insurance Company, Defendants-Appellees.

Supreme Court of Tennessee, at Nashville.

February 26, 1990.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Carlton H. Petway, Sr., Nashville, for plaintiff-appellant.

Courtney N. Pearre, Heiskell, Donelson, Bearman, Adams, Williams & Kirsch, Knoxville, for amicus curiae.

Barry L. Howard, Alan M. Sowell, Gracey, Ruth, Howard, Tate & Sowell, Nashville, for defendants-appellees.

OPINION

HARBISON, Justice.

Plaintiff recovered a judgment against an uninsured motorist for $25,000 compensatory damages and $15,000 punitive damages as a result of an accident which occurred on September 19, 1984. The verdict was rendered on October 1, 1987. At the time of the accident punitive damages were legally recoverable under most uninsured motorist policies, including the policy involved in this case. By a statutory amendment effective February...

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