FILED

October 3, 1995

Cecil Crowson, Jr.

Appellate Court Clerk

I N THE COURT OF APPEALS OF TENNESSEE

EASTERN SECTI ON

BONNI E J O MI LLER ) CUMBERLAND COUNTY

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Pl a i ntif f - Appe lla nt )

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v. ) HON. J OHN A. TURNBULL,

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THOMAS A. PARKER )

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De f e nda nt - Appe l l e e ) AFFI RMED AND REMANDED

 

 

BONNI E J O MI LLER, Appe l l a nt , Pr o Se

PROCTOR UPCHURCH OF CROSSVI LLE FOR APPELLEE

O P I N I O N

 Godda r d, P. J .

Thi s i s a s ui t by Bonni e J o Mi l l e r a ga i ns t Thoma s A.

Pa r ke r s e e ki ng da ma ge s f or pe r s ona l i nj ur i e s a s a r e s ul t of he r

be i ng s t r uc k by a n a ut omobi l e be i ng dr i ve n by hi m. 

The j ur y f ound t ha t Mr . Pa r ke r ' s ne gl i ge nc e wa s 49

pe r c e nt a nd Ms . Mille r ' s 51 pe r c e nt. The Tr i a l Cour t, in
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accor da nce wi t h Mc I nt yr e v. Ba l e ntine , 833 S. W. 2d 52 ( Te nn. 1992) ,

e nt e r e d a judgme nt di s mi s s i ng Ms . Mille r ' s s uit.
1 Ru l e 10 . (a ) Af f i r ma n c e Wi t hout Op i n i o n . Th e Co u r t, with th e

c onc u r r e n c e of al l j udge s par t i c i p a t i ng i n t h e ca s e , ma y af f i r m t h e ac t i on of

t h e t r i a l cour t by or d e r wi t hout r e nde r i ng a f o r ma l opi n i on wh e n an opi n i o n

woul d have no pr e c e d e n t i a l val u e and one or mo r e of t h e f o l l o wi n g

c i r c u ms t a n ces exi s t an d ar e d i spo s i t i v e o f t h e ap p eal :

( 1 ) t h e Co u r t co n c u r s i n t h e f act s as f o u n d o r as f o u n d b y n ecess a r y

i mp l i c a t i on by t h e t r i a l cour t .

( 2 ) t h e r e i s ma t e r i a l evi d e n c e t o s uppor t t h e ver d i c t of t h e j u r y .

( 3 ) n o r e v e r s i b l e er r o r o f l a w ap p ear s .

Su c h cases ma y b e af f i r me d as f o l l o ws : "Af f i r me d i n acco r d a n ce wi t h

Co u r t o f Ap p eal s Ru l e 1 0 ( a ) . "

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She a ppe a l s r a i s i ng t he f ol l owi ng i s s ue s :

1. Wa s j ur y ve r di c t s uppor t e d by e vi de nc e

pr e s e nt e d?

2. Wa s j ur y i ns t r uc t e d a s t o de gr e e of

a ppe l l a nt ' s c ont r i but or y ne gl i ge nc e i f a ny?

3. Wa s j ur y i ns t r uc t e d t ha t a ppe l l e e ha d be e n

c r i mi na l l y c onvi c t e d of " dr i vi ng wi t hout a l i c e ns e ?

4. Wa s j ur y i ns t r uc t e d t ha t a ppe l l e e wa s not

we a r i ng hi s gl a s s e s e ve n t hough i n t he de pos i t i on he

acknowl e dge s t ha t he cannot s ee at a di s t a nce wi t hout

t he m?

We ar e una bl e t o addr e s s Ms . Mi l l e r ' s i s s ue s becaus e

ne i t he r a t r a ns c r i pt nor a s t a t e me nt of t he evi de nce i s a pa r t of

t he appe l l a t e r ecor d, and al l of t he i s s ue s r a i s e d r e qui r e a

c ons i de r a t i on of t he f a c t s .

I n l i ght of t he f or e goi ng we c onc l ude t hi s i s a n

a ppr opr i a t e c a s e f or a f f i r ma nc e unde r Rul e 10( a ) of t hi s Cour t .

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The Tr i a l J udge i s a c c or di ngl y a f f i r me d a nd t he c a us e r e ma nde d

f or c ol l e c t i on of c os t s be l ow. Cos t s of a ppe a l a r e a dj udge d

a ga i ns t Ms . Mille r .
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Hous t on M. Godda r d, P. J .
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CONCUR:

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He r s c he l P. Fr a nks , J .

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Don T. Mc Mur r a y, J .