Legal Opinion
Grace v. Louisville N.R. Co.
Court of Appeals of Tennessee
Decided September 21, 1935PublishedCited by 16 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtDeWITT, J.
The plaintiff was struck and injured by a truck owned by the Lassley-Bass Transfer Company and operated by its-servant while the plaintiff was walking across Third Avenue South, in the city of Nashville. This action was brought by him against the Louisville & Nashville Railroad Company for damages for negligence of the driver upon the theory that the Lassley-Bass Transfer Company was at the time of the accident acting as an agent of the railroad company and engaged as such in its business. Upon the trial, at the close of the evidence offered by the plaintiff, the trial judge sustained the…
2Cases cited26 opinions
- Pulllman's Palace Car Co. v. Missouri Pacific Railway Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1885
- St. Louis, Iron Mountain & Southern Railway Co. v. Southern Express Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1886
- Powell v. Construction Co.Tennessee Supreme Court · 1890
- Byrne v. Kansas City, Ft. S. & M. R.Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1894
- Brady v. Chicago & G. W. Ry. Co.Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1902
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3Cited by16 opinions
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- Olson v. SharpeCourt of Appeals of Tennessee · 1953
- Conasauga River Lumber Company v. T. W. Wade, Conasauga River Lumber Company v. Jerry Wade, by Next Friend Juanita WadeCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1955
- Luquire Ins. Co. v. McCallaSupreme Court of Alabama · 1943
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