SMITH v. OWEN


841 S.W.2d 828 (1992)

Robert G. SMITH and wife, Mary E. Smith, Individually, and as the parents and next-of-kin for Kyle Smith, Plaintiffs/Appellees, v. Katherine Ann OWEN (Wallace), Defendant/Appellant.

Court of Appeals of Tennessee, Middle Section, at Nashville.

Permission to Appeal Denied October 19, 1992.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John E. Jones, Moore, Jones, Rader & Clift, P.C., Cookeville, for plaintiffs/appellees.

James D. Madewell, Madewell and Jared, Cookeville, for defendant/appellant.


Permission to Appeal Denied by Supreme Court October 19, 1992.

OPINION

CANTRELL, Judge.

This appeal is from a judgment of liability, on the theory of negligence per se, for an unknowing passive violation of a municipal housing ordinance. We affirm.

I. Facts and Procedural History

Plaintiffs brought this suit against their landlord, seeking damages for injuries suffered by their minor child when he crawled between plaintiffs...

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