Wayne Jones, Jr. v. State of Tennessee

Syllabus

This wrongful death action arises from the tragic death of a state university student-athlete during football practice. The student's parents filed a claim against the State of Tennessee in the Tennessee Claims Commission. After a trial, the Commissioner found that the parents had failed to prove by a preponderance of the evidence that: (1) the head athletic trainer violated the applicable standard of care after the student's collapse (2) the trainer's negligence was the cause in fact of the student's death and (3) the university was otherwise negligent in caring for the student after his collapse. Because the evidence does not preponderate against the Commissioner's causation findings, we affirm.