B. E. Dodd v. Nashville, Chattanooga & St. Louis Railway Co.
Tennessee Supreme Court
FROM WEAKLEY. Appeal in the nature of a writ of error from the Circuit Court of Weakley County to the Court of Civil Appeals, and by writ of certiorari from the Court of Civil Appeals. — Joseph E. Jones, Judge.
1Opinion of the CourtChief Justice Beard
This action was begun before a justice of the peace of Weakley county by B. E. Dodd & Son to recover from the Nashville, Chattanooga & St. Louis Railway Company $23 on account of alleged over charges upon shipments of freight made by the plaintiffs over the road of the defendant. There was trial before the justice of the *443peace, and judgment in favor of the plaintiffs,' from which defendant appealed to the circuit court of the county. The case was there tried by Hon. Joseph E. Jones, without the intervention of a jury, who, no special finding being .demanded, found the matters in controversy…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Ransom v. StateTennessee Supreme Court · 1905
- Lowry v. Southern Railway Co.Tennessee Supreme Court · 1906
- Sweat v. RogersTennessee Supreme Court · 1871
- Hembree v. WhiteTennessee Supreme Court · 1813
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- Long v. Kirby-SmithCourt of Appeals of Tennessee · 1956
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