SPEAKER v. CATES CO.


879 S.W.2d 811 (1994)

Vicki Clanton SPEAKER and James Mark Clanton, as legal heirs of Felix Clanton, Jr., Plaintiffs-Appellants-Appellees, v. The CATES COMPANY, Security-Chek Systems, Inc., Robert F. Fogelman, Fogelmen Investments Co., Defendants-Appellees-Appellants.

Supreme Court of Tennessee, at Jackson.

June 13, 1994.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Linda L. Holmes and S. Denise McCrary, Memphis, for plaintiffs.

W. Timothy Hayes, Jr. and John R. Cannon, Jr., Memphis, for defendants The Cates Co., Robert F. Fogelman and Fogelman Investments Co.

John Barry Burgess and Richard Glassman, Memphis, for defendant Security-Chek Systems, Inc.


OPINION

REID, Chief Justice.

This case presents appeals by all parties from summary judgments for all defendants in an action for the wrongful death of Felix Clanton, Jr., who was murdered by his ex-roommate at the McKellar Woods Apartments. The suit is against the Cates Company ("Cates"), the manager of McKellar Woods Apartments; Security-Chek Systems, Inc. ("Security-Chek"), which had contracted with Cates to provide certain services at the apartment...

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