Legal Opinion
Collier v. Struby
Tennessee Supreme Court
Decided September 20, 1897PublishedCited by 3 opinions
FROM SHELBY. Appeal in error from Circuit Court of Shelby County. HoN. L. H. Estes, J.
1Opinion of the CourtMcAlister, J.
Henry Struby, Jr., recovered a verdict and judgment, in the Circuit Court of Shelby County, against W. A. Collier and his wife, Alice *242T. Collier, for the sum of $750, damages for personal injuries. Collier and wife appealed.
The injuries were sustained by the plaintiff while alighting from an elevator, in the Appeal Building, in the city of Memphis. The contention made- on behalf of plaintiff is that Mrs. Collier, at the time of the accident, was in possession of the Appeal Building by an agent collecting the rents, and that she is liable for the negligence of the employe in charge of the…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- Flesh v. LindsaySupreme Court of Missouri · 1893
- Merrill v. City of St. LouisSupreme Court of Missouri · 1884
- Dailey v. HoustonSupreme Court of Missouri · 1874
3Cited by3 opinions
- Barber v. KeelingCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1918
- Missio v. WilliamsTennessee Supreme Court · 1914
- Jester v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1925