Legal Opinion
Smith v. Tennessee Coach Co.
Tennessee Supreme Court
Decided May 4, 1946PublishedCited by 24 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Me,. Justice Prewitt
delivered the opinion of the Court.
This suit was brought by the plaintiff, Polly Smith, to recover damages for personal injuries sustained when she was struck by a bus being operated by the defendant, Tennessee Coach Company, over its regular route at a street intersection in Murfreesboro.
The defendant, Tennessee Coach Company, filed a plea in abatement setting out that service of process on Mike Early was defective as he was not an agent or clerk of defendant within the meaning of Section 8669' of Williams’ Code. The plea in abatement was sustained and the suit dismissed.…
2Cases cited2 opinions
- Johnson Freight Lines, Inc. v. DavisTennessee Supreme Court · 1936
- Hillary v. Great Northern Railway Co.Supreme Court of Minnesota · 1896
3Cited by24 opinions
- White v. Revco Discount Drug Centers, Inc.Tennessee Supreme Court · 2000
- McCay Ex Rel. McCay v. MitchellCourt of Appeals of Tennessee · 1970
- Rural Educational Association v. BushCourt of Appeals of Tennessee · 1956
- Rich Printing Company v. McKellar's EstateCourt of Appeals of Tennessee · 1959
- Dowlen v. FitchTennessee Supreme Court · 1954
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