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WAIT v. TRAVELERS INDEM. CO. OF ILLINOIS

240 S.W.3d 220 (2007)

Kristina WAIT v. TRAVELERS INDEMNITY COMPANY OF ILLINOIS.

Supreme Court of Tennessee, at Nashville.

November 16, 2007.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Wade B. Cowan, Nashville, Tennessee, for the appellant, Kristina Wait.

Vanessa R. Comerford, Franklin, Tennessee, for the appellee, Travelers Indemnity Company of Illinois.

Terry L. Hill and Michael L. Haynie, Nashville, Tennessee, for the Amicus Curiae, Tennessee Chamber of Commerce & Industry, the Tennessee Self-Insurers Association, and the Tennessee Defense Lawyers Association.

OPINION

WILLIAM M. BARKER, C.J., delivered the opinion of the court, in which JANICE M. HOLDER, CORNELIA A. CLARK, GARY R. WADE, and WILLIAM C. KOCH, JR., JJ., joined.

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