Legal Opinion
Anderson v. Peters
Court of Appeals of Tennessee
Decided July 23, 1938PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtFelts, J.
This is an action for the wrongful death of his son by C. G. Anderson, Administrator, against Henry Peters, the Tennessee Central Railway Company, the Ayer & Lord Tie Company and the Wood Preserving Corporation. As to the first two named defendants he took a non-suit, and obtained a verdict and judgment against the other two for $10,000. They appealed in error and have assigned errors.
The Ayer & Lord Tie Company and the Wood Preserving Corporation delivered some crossties in the town of Wilder for sale to the Tennessee Railway Company. The ties were piled near a switch- track for the purpose…
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