We have another new update involving a lawsuit against a group that teaches local citizens how to properly ride and operate a motorcycle…
The case involving a woman who wrecked a motorcycle during a motorcycle riding safety course in Murfreesboro will not go back to court, according to the Supreme Court of Tennessee. This news in after the case was previously denied in October of 2012.
Ruth Maxwell from Signal Mountain, Tennessee told the courts she was taking the course to learn how to ride a scooter in order to save money on gas. After wrecking, Maxwell sought over $800-thousand in damages after running a motorcycle into a parked truck in 2009. The accident occurred as she was learning how to operate the clutch and ride the motorcycle in the Central Magnet School parking lot, which was Central Middle School at the time. When Maxwell struck the truck, she was seriously injured and had to be taken by ambulance to the hospital.
Maxwell sued the Motorcycle Safety Foundation alleging the organization was negligent in certifying the instructor who taught the class with the Mid Tenn Motorcycle Education Center, Inc. The courts disagreed with her accusation in October and this month they denied an application filed by Maxwell to seek another new trial.
In October of 2012, Judge Frank Clement wrote, “Prior to her accident, Ms. Maxwell had been able to identify the clutch and the brake, and understood how to use them to control the speed and direction of the motorcycle.”
Source:
June Court Case Information: M2012-00699-SC-R11-CV
June Denial Court Documents (Click Here)
October Court Case: No. M2012-00699-COA-R3-CV
October Court Documents (Click Here)
