Louisville & Nashville Railroad v. Martin
Tennessee Supreme Court
FROM SHELBY. Appeal from the Circuit Court of Shelby County.— J. P. Young, Judge.
1Opinion of the CourtJustice McAlister
Jennie Martin, as administratrix of Thomas Gilloo-ley, deceased, recovered a verdict and judgment against the Louisville & Nashville Eailroad Company for the sum of ten thousand dollars ($10,000) as damages for the negligent killing of her intestate. Pending the motion by the company for a new trial, the court suggested a remittitur of three thousand dollars ($3,000), which was accepted by the plaintiff and a judgment was thereupon entered in her favor for seven thousand dollars ($7,000).
The company appealed and has assigned errors.
Plaintiff’s intestate, Thomas Gillooley, was a flagman at the…
2Cases cited10 opinions
- Queen v. Dayton Coal & Iron Co.Tennessee Supreme Court · 1895
- Patton v. Railway Co.Tennessee Supreme Court · 1890
- Railway Companies v. FosterTennessee Supreme Court · 1890
- Railway Co. v. WilsonTennessee Supreme Court · 1891
- Turnpike Co. v. YatesTennessee Supreme Court · 1902
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- Southern Ry. Co. v. SmithCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1914
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