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This memorandum addresses motions for summary judgment filed by defendants Shoney’s, Inc., Jess Shearin d/b/a Shearin Foods, and Angie Pelham in a lawsuit brought by employees of a Shoney's restaurant in Kimball, Tennessee. Plaintiffs sought damages for alleged wrongful acts, including forced searches, stemming from a missing cash incident on May 23, 1993. The Court granted summary judgment for Shoney's and Shearin on all claims, citing lack of agency for Shoney's and no respondeat superior liability for Shearin on most claims. However, Angie Pelham's motion for summary judgment was granted in part and denied in part, allowing claims of intentional infliction of emotional distress, false imprisonment, and Donna Raines's specific assault and battery claims against her to proceed to trial. All other claims against Pelham, including those under 42 U.S.C. § 1985 and the Tennessee Human Rights Act, were dismissed due to insufficient evidence of class-based animus or discriminatory intent.
Raines v. Shoney's, Inc. is a workers' compensation case decided in District Court, E.D. Tennessee. This case addresses legal issues related to compensation claims, benefits, and court rulings.
It is commonly referenced in legal research involving workers' compensation laws in District Court, E.D. Tennessee.
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This memorandum addresses motions for summary judgment filed by defendants Shoney’s, Inc., Jess Shearin d/b/a Shearin Foods, and Angie Pelham in a lawsuit brought by employees of a Shoney's restaurant in Kimball, Tennessee. Plaintiffs sought damages for alleged wrongful acts, including forced searches, stemming from a missing cash incident on May 23, 1993. The Court granted summary judgment for Shoney's and Shearin on all claims, citing lack of agency for Shoney's and no respondeat superior liability for Shearin on most claims. However, Angie Pelham's motion for summary judgment was granted in part and denied in part, allowing claims of intentional infliction of emotional distress, false imprisonment, and Donna Raines's specific assault and battery claims against her to proceed to trial. All other claims against Pelham, including those under 42 U.S.C. § 1985 and the Tennessee Human Rights Act, were dismissed due to insufficient evidence of class-based animus or discriminatory intent.
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