Legal Opinion

Vinson v. Fentress

Court of Appeals of Tennessee

Decided May 3, 1950PublishedCited by 18 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtSwepston, J.

Plaintiff, Katherine Vinson, sued the defendants, Ethel O. Fentress and City of Memphis for personal injuries occurring when she fell on the sidewalk in front of tke building on Union Avenue owned by the first named defendant.

The case was tried to a jury. At the close of plaintiff’s proof in chief a peremptory instruction in favor of Fentress was given and at the close of all the proof the same in favor of the City.

Plaintiff has appealed and assigned -error as follows:

“I.

The learned Trial Court erred in directing a verdict in favor of the defendant, Ethel C. Fentress.

“II.

The Court erred in…

2Cases cited21 opinions

  1. Patton v. Texas & Pacific Railway Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1901
  2. Osborn v. City of NashvilleTennessee Supreme Court · 1945
  3. St. Louis, Iron Mountain & Southern Railway Co. v. PritchettSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1898
  4. Ill. Cent. R. Co. v. NicholsTennessee Supreme Court · 1938
  5. Weeks v. McNultyTennessee Supreme Court · 1898

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3Cited by18 opinions

  1. Moon v. JohnstonCourt of Appeals of Tennessee · 1959
  2. Metropolitan Government of Nashville & Davidson County v. AllenTennessee Supreme Court · 1967
  3. Mullins v. Seaboard Coastline Railway Co.Court of Appeals of Tennessee · 1974
  4. City of Winchester v. FinchumTennessee Supreme Court · 1957
  5. Noland v. FreemanCourt of Appeals of Tennessee · 1964

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