Tort Law Trivia
The most famous plaintiff in the history of Tennessee tort law is Harry Douglas McIntyre, of McIntyre v. Ballentine, 833 S.W.2d 52 (Tenn. 1992), fame. For those of you who are not from Tennessee, Mr. McIntyre was the gentleman whose case brought the law of comparative fault to Tennessee. The Tennessee Supreme Court decided his case on May 4, 1992.
The question for the day is this:
How many beers did Mr. McIntyre consume in the hours before his vehicle came into contact with a Peterbilt tractor driven by Mr. Ballentine?
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The answer: six or seven Miller Lite tall-boys. (For you people from the city, a "tall-boy" is a 16 ounce can of beer. For you people who graduated from Vanderbilt, a beer is a malt beverage containing alcohol. Beer tastes nothing like Chardonnay. You can eat cheese ((not brie)) with beer.) Mr. McIntyre registered .17% on the breathalyzer.
Read the facts at 1990 WL 126206.
That's just too damn funny! Rocky McElhaney wanted me to remind you that they -- the tall-boys -- are also called: "Stovepipes." He thought you'd want to know.
My only problem with "tall-boys" is that those little paper bags that you put them in don't go quite all the way to the top - and the next bigger size bag is too bulky.
I REALLY WISH YOU WERE IN FLORIDA I NEED A GOOD ATTY. I WONT HAVE AOL ON THE 18TH ITS OFF PLEASE E MAIL ME IF YOU HAVE ANY FRIENDS DOWN HERE AS SPUNKY AS YOU THANKS KEEP UP THE BLOGS
At Ole Miss, we knew about 'tall boys', but considered Jack Daniels more succinct. Good form, if one was in earnest, was to chain oneself to a tree, to protect the women, children, and livestock.