Legal Opinion

Citizens' Rapid Transit Co. v. Dew

Tennessee Supreme Court

Decided February 9, 1898PublishedCited by 20 opinions

FROM DAVIDSON. Appeal in error from Circuit Court of Davidson County. John W. Childress, J.

1Opinion of the CourtWilkes, J.

This is an action for negligently injuring and killing a dog. It was commenced before a Justice of the Peace, and, on appeal, was tried in the Circuit Court, before the Court and a jury. There have been two trials, the first resulting in a mistrial, and the second in a verdict and judgment for $250, and defendant, Rapid Transit, Company, has appealed and assigned many errors. *319They are too numerous to treat separately and seri-atim. It is said there is no evidence to sustain the verdict. It appears that the Citizens’ Rapid Transit Company operates a line of electric street cars from Nashville…

2Cases cited1 opinion

  1. Mullaly v. . People of the State of New YorkNew York Court of Appeals · 1881

3Cited by20 opinions

  1. Altman v. City of High PointCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 2003
  2. North Memphis Sav. Bank v. Union Bridge & Construction Co.Tennessee Supreme Court · 1917
  3. Alabama City G. & A. Ry. Co. v. LumpkinSupreme Court of Alabama · 1915
  4. Lloyd v. Alton Railroad Co.Supreme Court of Missouri · 1941
  5. State v. ChurchillIdaho Supreme Court · 1909

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