TRINITY INDUSTRIES v. McKINNON BRIDGE CO.


77 S.W.3d 159 (2001)

TRINITY INDUSTRIES, INC., v. McKINNON BRIDGE COMPANY, INC., et al.

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

Permission to Appeal Denied April 29, 2002.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Don L. Smith, Donald N. Capparella, John W. Heacock, and Kenneth S. Schrupp, Nashville, Tennessee, for the appellant, McKinnon Bridge Company, Inc.

Kenneth S. Schrupp, Nashville, Tennessee, for the appellant, Safeco Insurance Companies.

David L. Johnson, Hugh C. Howser, Jr. and Mary Ellen Morris, Nashville, Tennessee, for the appellee, Trinity Industries, Inc.

Mary G. Moody, Nashville, Tennessee, for the defendants/appellees, Bruce J. Saltsman, Sr. and Tennessee Department of Transportation, and defendant, State of Tennessee.

David Key Taylor, Nashville, Tennessee, for the defendant/appellee, E.L. Conwell & Company.

Stephen A. Cobb, Nashville, Tennessee, for the defendant, Tensor Company.

John Wingo and M. Clark Spoden, Nashville, Tennessee, and Vincent G. Torpy, Jr., Melbourne, Florida, for the defendant/appellee, Tensor Engineering Company.


Permission to Appeal Denied by Supreme Court April 29, 2002.

OPINION

BEN H. CANTRELL, P.J., M.S., delivered the opinion of the court, in which WILLIAM B. CAIN, J., and J.S. DANIEL, Sp. J., joined.

An uncompleted highway bridge over the Tennessee River collapsed, triggering a lengthy and convoluted course of litigation between the parties involved in its construction. Litigation began when the company...

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