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Camper v. Minor
Citation:
915 S.W.2d 437 (1996)Facts
On April 14, 1992, Bobby Camper was driving his cement truck along South Wilcox Drive, a four-lane highway in Kingsport, Tennessee. Jennifer Taylor, a sixteen-year-old driver of a car owned by Sharon Barnett, was stopped at the intersection of Reservoir Road and South Wilcox Drive, which was controlled by a stop sign. As Camper approached the intersection, Taylor suddenly pulled out in front of him. The vehicles collided and Taylor was killed instantly. Camper exited his truck moments after the crash, walked around the front of his vehicle, and viewed Taylor’s body in the wreckage from close range. Camper sustained only a small scrape on his knee requiring no medical care and never feared for his own safety during the accident. However, he subsequently suffered severe emotional and mental injuries including loss of sleep, inability to function normally, outbursts of crying, and depression requiring psychiatric treatment and medication. Camper brought suit seeking to recover for his emotional injuries, but the record contained no expert medical evidence detailing the nature and extent of his alleged mental and emotional injuries at the summary judgment stage.
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