Kingsport, TN asked in Personal Injury for Tennessee

Q: If I was cutting somebody's trees and limb fell out and hit me in the face on their property what would happen

And I had to go to hospital and get my face sewn up because it had a bunch of dead branches in the tree and a dead limb fell out of the tree and hit me.

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Mr. James Charles Wright
Mr. James Charles Wright
Answered
  • Knoxville, TN
  • Licensed in Tennessee

A: Tennessee law is based on comparative negligence- if your injury resulted from your actions then you likely couldn't recover. The homeowner may have medical payments coverage that might pay your medical bills.

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