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Torts -- 1964 Tennessee Survey, Dix W. Noel
Torts -- 1964 Tennessee Survey, Dix W. Noel
Vanderbilt Law Review
As usual, the Tennessee appellate courts decided a considerable number of tort cases last year, covering a wide variety of problems.There were no striking new developments. In fact, the two decisions which were awaited by the profession with the greatest interest, Kyker v. General Motors Corporation' and Texas Tunneling Co. v. City of Chattanooga, tend to slow down some modem developments. In the Kyker case, it was indicated that manufacturers are not yet strictly liable in Tennessee, at least on warranty grounds, without privity of contract. In the Texas Tunneling case, a federal court undertaking to apply Tennessee law placed …
Torts -- 1964 Tennessee Survey, Dix W. Noel
Torts -- 1964 Tennessee Survey, Dix W. Noel
Vanderbilt Law Review
As usual, the Tennessee appellate courts decided a considerable number of tort cases last year, covering a wide variety of problems.There were no striking new developments. In fact, the two decisions which were awaited by the profession with the greatest interest, Kyker v. General Motors Corporation' and Texas Tunneling Co. v. City of Chattanooga, tend to slow down some modem developments. In the Kyker case, it was indicated that manufacturers are not yet strictly liable in Tennessee, at least on warranty grounds, without privity of contract. In the Texas Tunneling case, a federal court undertaking to apply Tennessee law placed …