Legal Opinion

Justus v. Wood

Tennessee Supreme Court

Decided May 26, 1961PublishedCited by 26 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtJustice Tomlinson

The Trial Court sustained the demurrer in each of the three cases wherein suit for damages was sought against William Wood. Each of the plaintiffs has appealed.

The declarations are the same in each case. In so far as pertinent to the decision of the question presented, it avers that while the three plaintiffs had stopped their automobile at a street intersection in obedience to the traffic light it was violently struck from the rear by an automobile owned by defendant, Wood, while being driven by a man named Joe Lane.

Wood had left the automobile parked on the side of a busy highway unattended…

2Cases cited5 opinions

  1. Ney v. Yellow Cab Co.Illinois Supreme Court · 1954
  2. Fairbanks, Morse & Co. v. GambillTennessee Supreme Court · 1919
  3. Morris v. BollingCourt of Appeals of Tennessee · 1948
  4. Wannebo v. GatesSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1948
  5. Teague v. PritchardCourt of Appeals of Tennessee · 1954

3Cited by26 opinions

  1. McClenahan v. CooleyTennessee Supreme Court · 1991
  2. Davis v. ThorntonMichigan Supreme Court · 1970
  3. Tartera v. PalumboTennessee Supreme Court · 1970
  4. Bouldin v. SategnaNew Mexico Supreme Court · 1963
  5. Zinck v. WhelanNew Jersey Superior Court Appellate Division · 1972

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