(Download) "White v. Revco Discount Drug Centers" by 2000 Session In the Supreme Court of Tennessee At Knoxville September 6 ~ eBook PDF Kindle ePub Free
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- Title: White v. Revco Discount Drug Centers
- Author : 2000 Session In the Supreme Court of Tennessee At Knoxville September 6
- Release Date : January 22, 2000
- Genre: Law,Books,Professional & Technical,
- Pages : * pages
- Size : 81 KB
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We granted permission to appeal in this case to address whether a private employer may be held liable for the negligent actions of an off- duty police officer who was hired by the employer for private security purposes. In the circuit court, the defendant employer moved to dismiss the plaintiffs' wrongful death action for failure to state a claim, and the motion was granted by the trial judge. The Court of Appeals affirmed the dismissal, holding that the actions of the off-duty officer were taken in furtherance of his official duties as a peace officer, and therefore, the defendant employer could not be held liable for the officer's negligent actions. After reviewing the complaint in this case, along with the applicable legal authority, we hold that the complaint does state a claim against the defendant employer for the negligence of the off-duty officer. The judgment of the Court of Appeals is reversed, and the case is remanded to the Knox County Circuit Court for further proceedings consistent with this opinion. Tenn. R. App. P. 11 Application for Permission to Appeal; Judgment of the Court of Appeals Reversed; Case Remanded William M. Barker, J., delivered the opinion of the court, in which E. Riley Anderson, C.J., and Adolpho A. Birch, Jr., and Janice M. Holder, JJ., joined. Frank F. Drowota, III, J., not participating.