Legal Opinion

Louisville & N. R. Co. v. Tucker

Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit

Decided March 8, 1954No. 11840PublishedCited by 18 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

MILLER, Circuit Judge.

' The appellees, who are the children and husband of the deceased, Elizabeth Tucker, recovered a judgment in the district court against the appellant, Louisville & Nashville Railroad Company, in the amount of $38,000 for damages on account of the death of Mrs. Tucker resulting • from a railroad crossing accident. Appellant complains of erroneous rulings on questions of evidence, erroneous instructions by the trial judge, and the trial judge’s action in overruling motions for a directed verdict in its favor.

The accident occurred on July 2, 1951, at about 11:20 p. m. on…

2Cases cited27 opinions

  1. Knoxville Ry. & Light Co. v. VangilderTennessee Supreme Court · 1915
  2. Davidson Benedict Co. v. SeversonTennessee Supreme Court · 1902
  3. Philip Carey Roofing & Manufacturing Co. v. BlackTennessee Supreme Court · 1913
  4. Majestic v. Louisville & NR Co.Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1945
  5. Dedman v. DedmanTennessee Supreme Court · 1927

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3Cited by18 opinions

  1. J. Stacey Henderson v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1955
  2. Murphy v. Martin Oil Co.Illinois Supreme Court · 1974
  3. Frank R. Jelleff, Inc. v. Blanche K. BradenCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1956
  4. Cole v. WoodsTennessee Supreme Court · 1977
  5. Giannone v. United States Steel Corp.Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1956

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