04/17/95 Tina Wright V. City Knoxville

In this negligence case, which concerns an automobile accident involving a private car and a police cruiser, plaintiffs Tina Wright, Brian Anderson, Ronald Anderson, and Carol Anderson appeal from the Court of Appeals' reversal of the trial court's judgment. This judgment provided that both drivers were negligent; and it allocated 75% of the fault to the police officer and 25% to Brian Anderson, the driver of the private car. This appeal presents two issues for our determination: (1) was the Court of Appeals correct in reversing the trial court's judgment and holding that the police officer was not negligent; and (2) assuming that the Court of Appeals did err in so holding, did the trial court err in its allocation of fault between the parties.