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BENSON v. HERBST

240 S.W.3d 235 (2007)

Henry BENSON v. Harry A. HERBST et al.

Court of Appeals of Tennessee, at Nashville.

May 18, 2007.

Permission to Appeal Denied September 17, 2007.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Luvell L. Glanton and Tusca R.S. Alexis, Nashville, Tennessee, for the appellant, Henry Benson.

A. Scott Ross and Cynthia S. Parson, Nashville, Tennessee, for the appellees, Harry Herbst and Bridgestone Americas Holding, Inc.

Permission to Appeal Denied by Supreme Court September 17, 2007.

OPINION

WILLIAM C. KOCH, JR., P.J., M.S., delivered the opinion of the court, in which PATRICIA J. COTTRELL and FRANK G. CLEMENT, JR., JJ., joined.

This appeal illustrates the fate that awaits plaintiffs who file suit in general sessions court when their damages exceed the court's jurisdictional limits. After the plaintiff was seriously injured in an automobile accident, he filed suit...

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