Hunley v. Silver Furniture Mfg. Co.

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

• explaining that loss of consortium is a derivative claim that is “a separate claim from that of an injured spouse”
• “[A] worker’s spouse has no right to bring suit against the employer for loss of consortium [under Tennessee’s Workers’ Compensation Law].” (citations omitted)
• ―[A] spouse‘s loss of consortium claim is a distinct cause of action vested solely in the spouse.‖
• “Loss of consortium is ‘a separate claim from that of an injured spouse.’” (quoting Tuggle v. Allright Parking Sys., Inc., 922 S.W.2d 105, 108 (Tenn. 1996))
• “loss of consortium is a derivative claim”

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).