Nashville Railroad v. Howard ex rel. Howard
Tennessee Supreme Court
FROM DAVIDSON. Appeal from the Circuit Court of Davidson county.— John W. Childress, Judge.
1Opinion of the CourtJustice McAlister
*111W. A. Howard, as next friend to his minor son, E. M. Howard, recovered a verdict and judgment in the circuit court of Davidson county against the defendant railroad company for the sum of five thousand dollars ($5,000) as damages for injuries to the son. The company appealed, and has assigned errors.
The cause of action, as outlined in the declaration, is that the plaintiff, a minor, four years of age, took passage with his mother and sister on one of defendant’s cars, for the purpose of returning to his home in northeast Nashville; that at the intersection of Meridian and Foster streets, by…
2Cases cited26 opinions
- District of Columbia v. ArmesSupreme Court of the United States · 1883
- Hartfield v. RoperNew York Supreme Court · 1839
- Kay v. Pennsylvania RailroadSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1870
- Carter v. TowneMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1868
- Koons v. St. Louis & Iron Mountain RailroadSupreme Court of Missouri · 1877
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