Legal Opinion
Simpkins v. Manners
Court of Appeals of Tennessee
Decided November 3, 1950PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtHowell, J.
These two cases grew out of an automobile collision on Saunders Avenue in Nashville, between two cars, one driven by the plaintiff, Clara D. Simpkins, wife of the plaintiff A. W. Simpkins and other driven by the defendant Robert L. Manners and belonging to defendants O. 0. Manners and Ruby Manners.
The pleas were not guilty.
The cases were heard by the Circuit Judge and a jury and resulted in a verdict for Clara D. Simpkins for the sum of $5,500 and a verdict in favor of A. W. Simpkins for the sum of $1,000, both against the defendants Robert L. Manners, O. O. Manners, and Ruby Manners.
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2Cases cited3 opinions
- St. Louis, Iron Mountain & Southern Railway Co. v. HatchTennessee Supreme Court · 1906
- Rice-Stix Dry Goods Co. v. SelfCourt of Appeals of Tennessee · 1935
- Union Transfer Co. v. FinchCourt of Appeals of Tennessee · 1932
3Cited by4 opinions
- Cross v. Robert E. Lamb, Inc.New Jersey Superior Court Appellate Division · 1960
- Womac v. CasteelTennessee Supreme Court · 1956
- Newport Housing Authority, Inc. v. HartsellCourt of Appeals of Tennessee · 1975
- Speight v. MeltonCourt of Appeals of Tennessee · 1969