Gaines v. Tennessee Cent. Ry. Co.

These three suits were tried together. They grew out of a collision between an automobile driven by plaintiff Petree in which plaintiff Mrs. Martha Petree and plaintiff Frank Gaines were riding. Mrs. Petree and Gaines sued for damages for personal injuries. Petree sued for damages to his automobile and to recover expenses incurred on account of injuries to Mrs. Petree, his wife. There was a judgment for the defendant below in the three cases. The Court of Appeals, affirming the judgment of the lower court in the main, reversed and remanded the case for a new trial, restricted in scope, as…