The twist in this case is that Caskeyâs estate claims Daniels was texting at the time of the crash â and the judge has ruled that evidence of texting is sufficient to allow the jury to consider PUNITIVE damages as well as the usual compensatory damges. This is, it is claimed, a case of first impression in the United States.
When Tennessee became a state in 1796, Knoxville became the first state capital. UT, as it is known in Tennessee, traces its origins to Blount College, which was founded in Knoxville in 1794. Only a year before that time, the settlement of Knoxville had been attacked by Native Americans and 13 people were killed.
Tennessee, Volunteer State, TN ; a state in east central United States. Tennessee is a state located in the Southern United States. In 1796, it became the sixteenth state to join the Union. The capital city is Nashville, and the largest city is Memphis.