Southern Ry. Co. v. Colton
Tennessee Supreme Court
PROM SULLIVAN. Appeal from the Law Court of Sullivan County to the Court of Civil Appeals, and'by certiorari to the Court of Civil Appeals from the Supreme Court.— Dana Harmon, Judge.
1Opinion of the CourtChief Justice Neil
This was an action of damages brought by defendant in error against the plaintiff in error for the killing of her husband by an engine drawing a train of cars along the line of the road. There was a verdict in favor of the plaintiff below, and on this a judgment was rendered for $750. On appeal to the court of civil appeals the judgment was affirmed. The case was then brought here by the writ of certiorari.
The facts are these: The engineer was .at his rightful place on the engine, and on the lookout ahead, as required by our statutes. The fireman was, at the time the accident occurred,…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- East Tenn., Va. & Ga. Railroad v. BaylissSupreme Court of Alabama · 1884
- Rogers v. Georgia RailroadSupreme Court of Georgia · 1897
- Louisville & Nashville R. R. v. CreightonCourt of Appeals of Kentucky · 1899
- O'Brien v. Wisconsin Central Railway Co.Wisconsin Supreme Court · 1903
- Howard v. Louisville, New Orleans & Texas Ry. Co.Mississippi Supreme Court · 1889
3Cited by1 opinion
- Southern Ry. Co. v. AshbyCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1929