Legal Opinion
Potter v. Shute
Court of Appeals of Tennessee
Decided January 28, 1928PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
FAW, P. J..
The defendant in error, John H. Shute, Jr., was seriously and permanently injured on August 18, 1926, as the result of a collision between two automobiles, one of which was owned and driven by bim and the other was owned and driven by tbe plaintiff in error Charles H. Potter.
Shnte sued Potter for $25,000 as damages on account of his aforesaid injuries, and a jury in the Third Circuit Court of Davidson county returned a verdict by which they found the issues (made by Potter’s plea of not guilty to plaintiff’s declaration) in favor of Shute and fixed his damages at $13,500.
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2Cases cited11 opinions
- Philip Carey Roofing & Manufacturing Co. v. BlackTennessee Supreme Court · 1913
- Hines v. PartridgeTennessee Supreme Court · 1920
- Freeman v. RailroadTennessee Supreme Court · 1901
- Fairbanks, Morse & Co. v. GambillTennessee Supreme Court · 1919
- Railroad v. AbernatheyTennessee Supreme Court · 1901
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3Cited by2 opinions
- McCullough v. Johnson Freight Lines, Inc.Tennessee Supreme Court · 1957
- Crutcher v. DavenportCourt of Appeals of Tennessee · 1965