Legal Opinion
Brenizer v. Nashville, Chattanooga & St. Louis Railway
Tennessee Supreme Court
Decided February 18, 1928PublishedCited by 57 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
* As to applicability of state Statutes and rules of law to actions under Federal Employers' Liability Act, see annotation in 12 A.L.R., 715, 716; 18 R.C.L., 858; 3 R.C.L. Supp., 864; 4 R.C.L. Supp., 1220.
As to duty of trial court to set aside verdict which does not accord with weight of evidence, see 20 R.C.L., 273; 5 R.C.L. Supp., 1094. This was a suit to recover for personal injuries. The trial Court directed a verdict for the defendant, after all the evidence had been introduced. The Court of Appeals, finding that "the great weight of the proof supports the contention of the defendant,"…
2Cases cited22 opinions
- Second Employers'liability CasesSupreme Court of the United States · 1912
- Mondou v. New York, New Haven & Hartford RailroadSupreme Court of the United States · 1912
- Chesapeake & Ohio Railway Co. v. KellySupreme Court of the United States · 1916
- Central Vermont Railway Co. v. WhiteSupreme Court of the United States · 1915
- Minneapolis & St. Louis Railroad v. BombolisSupreme Court of the United States · 1916
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3Cited by57 opinions
- Spivey v. St. Thomas HospitalCourt of Appeals of Tennessee · 1947
- Poole v. First Nat. Bank of SmyrnaCourt of Appeals of Tennessee · 1946
- General Motors Corporation v. DodsonCourt of Appeals of Tennessee · 1960
- Rural Educational Association v. BushCourt of Appeals of Tennessee · 1956
- Cude v. CulbersonCourt of Appeals of Tennessee · 1947
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