Summary Judgment for Wal-Mart is Reversed Where Impaired Customer Hurts Another Parking Lot Patron

JOLYN CULLUM, ET. AL. v. JAN McCOOL, ET. AL.
Court: TN Court of Appeals

Attorneys:

Amelia C. Roberts, Chattanooga, Tennessee, for the appellants, Jolyn Cullum and Andrew Cullum.

G. Andrew Rowlett and Behnaz Sulkowski, Nashville, Tennessee, for the appellee, Wal-Mart Stores East, LP.

Judge: MCCLARTY

This is a negligence case in which Jolyn Cullum and Andrew Cullum sued Jan McCool, William H. McCool, and Wal-Mart for injuries arising in a Wal-Mart parking lot. Wal-Mart filed a motion to dismiss, alleging that the Cullums had failed to state a claim upon which relief could be granted. The trial court dismissed the suit against Wal-Mart. The Cullums appeal. We reverse the decision of the trial court and remand the case.

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