Legal Opinion

Strother v. Lane

Court of Appeals of Tennessee

Decided February 25, 1976PublishedCited by 9 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

SHRIVER, Presiding Judge.

—The Case—

This is a suit to recover for the wrongful death of an eleven year old boy who was struck by a bus of the defendant Transit Company as it was backing along a street in Nashville.

The case was tried to a jury and resulted in a verdict and judgment for $75,000.00, from which the defendants have appealed and assigned errors.

—The Facts and Proceedings Below—

The complaint, filed December 21, 1971, recites that the plaintiff is the mother and next-of-kin of Joseph Carl Wilson who died April 23, 1968 in Nashville, Tennessee from injuries received when he was…

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2Cases cited11 opinions

  1. Reeves v. CatignaniTennessee Supreme Court · 1928
  2. Phillips v. Newport Et Ux.Court of Appeals of Tennessee · 1945
  3. Townsley v. Yellow Cab Co.Tennessee Supreme Court · 1921
  4. Crowe v. ProvostCourt of Appeals of Tennessee · 1963
  5. Lunn v. EalyTennessee Supreme Court · 1940

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3Cited by9 opinions

  1. Thrailkill v. PattersonTennessee Supreme Court · 1994
  2. England v. Burns Stone Co., Inc.Court of Appeals of Tennessee · 1993
  3. Baxter v. VandenheovelCourt of Appeals of Tennessee · 1984
  4. Hutton v. City of SavannahCourt of Appeals of Tennessee · 1997
  5. Wood v. American Airlines, Inc.New York Supreme Court · 1979

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