WOOD v. NEWMAN, HAYES & DIXON INS. AGENCY


905 S.W.2d 559 (1995)

Sarah P. WOOD, d/b/a Creekwood Marina, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. NEWMAN, HAYES & DIXON INSURANCE AGENCY and Gregory L. Slusher, Defendants-Appellees.

Supreme Court of Tennessee, at Nashville.

August 21, 1995.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John R. Bradley, Anthony D. Miller and Shelton Hatcher, Hendersonville, for appellant.

Barry L. Howard, Michael H. Johnson, Gracey, Ruth, Howard, Tate & Sowell, Nashville, for appellees.


OPINION

DROWOTA, Justice.

In this insurance case, the plaintiff-insured, Sarah Wood (d/b/a Creekwood Marina), appeals from the Court of Appeals' reversal of a judgment entered in her favor by the trial court after a bench trial. The issue presented for our review is one of first impression in Tennessee: whether an insurance agent may be held liable for failing to inform the insured that a replacement policy does not provide the same coverage as the previous...

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