Legal Opinion
Monte Kay Perry v. Gulf, Mobile & Ohio Railroad Company
Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
Decided August 22, 1974No. 73-2261PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Per curiam
Plaintiff-appellant brought this diversity action in the district court below to recover damages for the claimed wrongful death of her husband, William Frank Perry. Perry was killed on September 3, 1971 when an automobile he was driving collided with a Gulf, Mobile and Ohio Railroad Company freight locomotive at a crossing located within the city limits of Dyer, a community of about 2,000 in Gibson County, Tennessee.
The case was tried to a jury which returned a verdict in favor of plaintiff-appellant in the amount of $25,000. The jury also answered interrogatories in the form of a special…
2Cases cited10 opinions
- Grigsby & Co. v. BrattonTennessee Supreme Court · 1913
- Todd v. Cincinnati, N. O. & T. P. Ry. Co.Tennessee Supreme Court · 1915
- Hurt v. Yazoo & M. V. R.Tennessee Supreme Court · 1918
- Clinchfield Railroad Company v. ForbesCourt of Appeals of Tennessee · 1966
- Poe v. ATLANTIC COAST LINE RAILROAD COMPANYTennessee Supreme Court · 1959
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3Cited by8 opinions
- Portage II and Portage IV v. Bryant Petroleum Corp., Dr. Clarke N. SimmCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1990
- Duane Martin and Robert Rick v. The Joseph Harris Co., Inc., a Foreign CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1985
- Philhall Corporation v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1976
- MacDonald v. General Motors Corp.District Court, M.D. Tennessee · 1992
- Insurance Co. of North America v. United StatesDistrict Court, E.D. Arkansas · 1981
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