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TERRY v. PLATEAU ELEC. CO-OP.

825 S.W.2d 418 (1991)

Estellene W. TERRY, Conservator for Steven W. Terry, and Estellene W. Terry, individually, Plaintiffs-Appellees, v. PLATEAU ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE, Defendant-Appellant.

Court of Appeals of Tennessee, Eastern Section, at Knoxville.

Permission to Appeal Denied February 18, 1992.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Thomas M. Donnell, Jr., and M. Reid Estes, Nashville, for defendant-appellant.

W. Holt Smith, Madisonville, Thomas W. Phillips, Oneida, for plaintiffs-appellee.

Permission to Appeal Denied by Supreme Court February 18, 1992.

OPINION

WILLIAM H. INMAN, Special Judge.

A jury returned a verdict for $5,558,875.00 as damages for personal injuries sustained by Steven C. Terry when a metal pole he was carrying came into contact with an overhead 7,200 volt power line owned and maintained by the defendant. A remittitur of $1,500,000.00 was suggested.

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