If you were hurt in a wreck in Mountain City or anywhere in Johnson County, attorney Robert Bates can help. Robert is a trial lawyer who handles injury cases and nothing else, and he has represented injured people across Northeast Tennessee for more than 15 years. Call or text him at (423) 765-1215.
Where Johnson County wrecks happen
Mountain City is the highest incorporated town in Tennessee, and every road in or out is a mountain road. There is no interstate in Johnson County. U.S. 421 winds over the mountains toward Bristol and runs southeast to Boone. Highway 67 follows Watauga Lake to Elizabethton, and Highway 91 climbs toward Laurel Bloomery and Damascus, Virginia. Tight curves, steep grades, motorcycles and tourist traffic make serious wrecks common. See the motorcycle wreck page.
Where your case is filed
Johnson County is part of Tennessee’s First Judicial District, with Carter, Unicoi and Washington counties. A Johnson County wreck case is usually filed in Johnson County Circuit Court in Mountain City.
A loose horse on Highway 67 before dawn. $35,000.
Robert’s client was driving east on Highway 67 West in Mountain City at 3:30 in the morning when he hit a horse its owner had left roaming loose on the road. Robert sued the owner and lined up a spine doctor to testify that the crash caused a new back injury and made an old one worse. The case settled for $35,000.
Every case is different. A past result does not guarantee the same outcome in your case.
After the wreck
Johnson County Community Hospital treats many people hurt in local wrecks, and serious injuries are often flown or driven to Johnson City Medical Center. If you were flown out, see our helicopter transport page. Keep every bill, photo and insurance letter. Tennessee generally gives you only one year from the date of the wreck to file a personal injury lawsuit.
Mountain City is a long way from the big-city firms, and that is fine. Robert comes to you. In fact, 99 out of 100 of his clients hire him without leaving home. They sign the paperwork on their phone.
Hurt in a wreck? Don’t wait. Call Bates.
Call or text Robert directly at (423) 765-1215. Free consultation. You pay no attorney fee unless we recover money for you.