Legal Opinion
Maness v. Clinchfield Coal Corp.
Tennessee Supreme Court
Decided September 15, 1913PublishedCited by 5 opinions
FROM WASHINGTON. Appeal from Law Court of Washington. — Dana. HaRmon, Jndge.
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Lansden
This is an action for personal injuries brought by-Maness against the Clinchfield Coal Corporation, which resulted in verdict and judgment for plaintiff in the. sum of $10,000. The defendant below appealed to the-court of civil appeals, and in that court the judgment, was reversed and the suit dismissed.
The declaration charged that the plaintiff was employed by the defendant to repair a coal chute which, was used by the defendant for the purpose of conveying coal from cars which carried it out of the mine-to railroad cars below, used in loading it for shipment.. Plaintiff was at work in the…
2Cases cited19 opinions
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- Freeman v. RailroadTennessee Supreme Court · 1901
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- Coffeyville Vitrified Brick & Tile Co. v. ShanksSupreme Court of Kansas · 1904
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- Williams v. City of NashvilleTennessee Supreme Court · 1921
- City of Paris v. BrowningCourt of Appeals of Tennessee · 1965