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SALLEE v. BARRETT

171 S.W.3d 822 (2005)

Thomas SALLEE v. Tyler BARRETT.

Supreme Court of Tennessee, at Nashville.

September 13, 2005.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

David William Haines, Jr., Clarksville, Tennessee, for the appellant, Tyler Barrett.

Phillip Leon Davidson, Nashville, Tennessee, for the appellee, Thomas Sallee.

James Russell Farrar and Mary Byrd Ferrara, Nashville, Tennessee, for the Amicus Curiae, Tennessee Municipal League Risk Management Pool.

OPINION

WILLIAM M. BARKER, J., delivered the opinion of the court, in which FRANK F. DROWOTA, III, C.J., and E. RILEY ANDERSON and JANICE M. HOLDER, JJ., joined. ADOLPHO A. BIRCH, JR., J., not participating.

This appeal arises from a claim for negligent infliction of emotional distress. The defendant, a police officer, accidently discharged his gun while standing behind the plaintiff, startling the plaintiff. The trial court granted the defendant's motion...

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