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YOUNGBLOOD v. CLEPPER

856 S.W.2d 405 (1993)

Homer C. YOUNGBLOOD and wife Elvie Youngblood, Plaintiffs/Appellants, v. Ray CLEPPER and Robert L. Beard, Defendants/Appellees.

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

Permission to Appeal Denied June 7, 1993.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Hugh P. Garner, Garner, Lewis & Prickett, Chattanooga, for plaintiff/appellants.

Charles W. Burson, Atty. Gen. and Reporter, David M. Himmelreich, Deputy Atty. Gen., Nashville, for defendant/appellee Ray Clepper.

Phillip A. Fleissner, Cynthia D. Hall, Fleissner, Cooper & Marcus, Chattanooga, for defendant/appellee Robert L. Beard.

Permission to Appeal Denied by Supreme Court June 7, 1993.

OPINION

CANTRELL, Judge.

In this action against a sergeant in the Tennessee Highway Patrol for negligently directing traffic, the trial judge granted summary judgment to the defendant. We affirm on the ground that the defendant is immune from suit under the qualified immunity granted to state officers performing discretionary functions.

I.

On August 12, 1984, Sergeant...

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