Legal Opinion
Osborne v. Tennessee Electric Power Co.
Tennessee Supreme Court
Decided January 21, 1929PublishedCited by 20 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice McKinney
This is an action to recover damages for the wrongful death of Gerald Osborne.
The trial court directed a verdict for the defendant. The Court of Appeals reversed the case and remanded it for a new trial. A writ of certiorari was heretofore granted by this court and the case has been argued by counsel at the bar of the court.
The deceased was employed as a fireman by the City of Alton Park, a suburb of Chattanooga.
The defendant is the owner of certain lines transmitting electric current in the City of Chattanooga, and of Alton Park. Thirty-third Street, in Alton Park, is about thirty feet wide…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- New Omaha Thomson-Houston Electric Light Co. v. AndersonNebraska Supreme Court · 1905
- Mayor of Madison v. ThomasSupreme Court of Georgia · 1908
- Lexington Utilities Co. v. Parker's AdministratorCourt of Appeals of Kentucky · 1915
- Lutolf v. United Electric Light Co.Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1903
3Cited by20 opinions
- Texas Cities Gas Co. v. DickensTexas Supreme Court · 1943
- Virginia Electric & Power Co. v. Carolina Peanut Co. Virginia Fire & Marine Ins. Co. v. Carolina Peanut Co.Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1951
- Alabama Public Service Commission v. Redwing Carriers, Inc.Supreme Court of Alabama · 1967
- Rice v. City of LumbertonSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1952
- Tennessee Electric Power Co. v. HansonCourt of Appeals of Tennessee · 1934
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