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WILLIAMS v. BROWN

860 S.W.2d 854 (1993)

Ruth WILLIAMS, Individually, and as Widow and Personal Representative of the Estate of Lance Williams, Deceased, Plaintiff/Appellant, v. Samuel D. BROWN, Defendant/Appellee.

Supreme Court of Tennessee, at Knoxville.

August 9, 1993.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Joseph Y. McCoin, Jr. and Richard A. Fisher, Cleveland, for plaintiff/appellant.

Ron D. Powers, Dietrich & Dietrich, Cleveland, for defendant/appellee.

OPINION

ANDERSON, Justice.

In this wrongful death action, we are asked to decide a question of first impression — whether the defendant's payment, without contest, of a fine for a traffic offense is admissible in evidence in a separate civil case. The trial court held in this action that payment of a fine for improper passing was not admissible on the issue of negligence and sustained a motion for directed verdict in favor of the defendant...

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