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I N THE COURT OF APPEALS OF TENNESSEE EASTERN SECTI ON

FILED
June 6, 1997 Cecil Crowson, Jr.
Appellate C ourt Clerk

ANTHONY W NANCE, . a n d BRANDON NANCE, Pl a i nt i f f s - Appe l l a nt s , v. CHRI STOPHER H. STRUNK, De f e nda nt - Appe l l e e .

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C/ A NO. 03A01- 9701- CV- 00037 CAM PBELL CI RCUI T HON. CONRAD E. TROUTM AN, J R. , J UDGE AFFI RM ED I N PART, REVERSED I N PART, AND REM ANDED

VI C PRYOR, BASI STA, PRYOR & BALLOFF, J a c ks bor o, f or Pl a i nt i f f s - Appe l l a nt s . DANI EL M GASS, O' NEI L, PARKER & W LLI AM . I SON, Knoxvi l l e , f or De f e nd a nt - Appe l l e e . DENNI S L. BABB a nd VONDA M LAUGHLI N, BUTLER, VI NES & BABB, . Kn o x v i l l e , f or De f e nda nt - Appe l l e e , Gua r a nt y Na t i ona l I ns ur a n c e Co mp a n y.

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I n t hi s a c t i on a r i s i ng f r om a mot or ve hi c l e a c c i d e nt , t he de f e nda nt s we r e gr a nt e d s umma r y j udgme nt a nd p l a i n t i f f s h a ve a ppe a l e d. An a c c i de nt o c c ur r e d be t we e n a mot or ve hi c l e dr i ve n b y p l a i nt i f f Na nc e a nd a t r uc k dr i ve n by de f e nda nt St r unk. Ta k i n g t he e vi de nc e mos t f a vor a bl e t o pl a i nt i f f s , bot h

v e h i c l e s we r e t r a ve l i ng nor t h on I nt e r s t a t e 75, t hr ough t he J el l i co M ount a i ns . Pl a i nt i f f wa s dr i vi ng hi s e mpt y f l a t be d

t r a c t or t r a i l e r i n t he l e f t l a ne a t a r a t e of a ppr oxi ma t e l y 60 mp h , whe n a gr e y s t a t i on wa gon s udde nl y s we r ve d i n f r ont of h i m, c a us i ng hi m t o move i nt o t he r i ght l a ne t o a voi d t ha t ve hi c l e . De f e nda nt St r unk' s t r uc k wa s t r a ve l i ng i n t he r i g h t

l a n e a t a ppr oxi ma t e l y 10 t o 15 mi l e s pe r hour , a nd pl a i nt i f f ' s v e h i c l e c ol l i de d wi t h t he r e a r of St r unk' s t r uc k. St r unk s t a t e s t ha t he wa s t r a ve l i ng 40 t o 45 mi l e s p e r h o ur a nd ne ve r s a w t he gr e y s t a t i on wa gon i n t he vi c i ni t y , a n d t ha t pl a i nt i f f ' s ve hi c l e s i mpl y c a me ba r r e l i ng up t he r i g h t l a ne a nd r e a r - e nde d hi m. The dr i ve r of t he gr e y ve hi c l e

h a s n e ve r be e n i de nt i f i e d or f ound. I n p l a i nt i f f ' s s ui t a ga i ns t De f e nda nt , p l a i nt i f f a l l e g e d t ha t de f e nda nt wa s t r a ve l i ng a t s uc h a n unr e a s ona bl y l o w r a t e of s pe e d s o a s t o i mpe de t r a f f i c on t he hi ghwa y i n v i o l a t i on of T. C. A.

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