Legal Opinion
Williams v. Jordan
Tennessee Supreme Court
Decided May 5, 1961PublishedCited by 22 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Swepston
Samuel Jordan as administrator of the estate of Anthony Jordan, deceased, recovered a verdict and judgment in the Circuit Court in the amount of $15,000 against the above named petitioners and the same was affirmed by the Court of Appeals. We granted certiorari.
There are several assignments of error but in the view we take of the case it will not be necessary to mention any others than the first assignment, which complains that the Court of Appeals erred in affirming the trial court in overruling the defendants ’ motion for a directed verdict made at the conclusion of the plaintiffs’ proof…
2Cases cited16 opinions
- Coca Cola Bottling Co. Of Black Hills v. HubbardCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1953
- Brown v. Liberty Mutual Insurance CompanySupreme Court of Louisiana · 1958
- Stein v. PalisiNew York Court of Appeals · 1955
- Williams v. CohnSupreme Court of Iowa · 1926
- Nichols v. SmithCourt of Appeals of Tennessee · 1937
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3Cited by22 opinions
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- Country Maid Dairy, Inc. v. HunterCourt of Appeals of Tennessee · 1967
- Lowry M. Stehn, a Minor, Who Sues by His Mother and Next Friend, Mrs. Juanita Ponder, and Mrs. Juanita Ponder v. Bernarr MacFadden Foundations, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1970
- Kellner v. Budget Car & Truck Rental, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 2004
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