Louisville & Nashville Railroad v. Ray
Tennessee Supreme Court
FROM DAVIDSON. Appeal from the Second Circuit Court of Davidson County, Tennessee, to the Court of Civil Appeals, and by certiorari from the Court of Civil Appeals to the Supreme Court. — M. H. Meeks, Judge.
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Neil
■ These two actions were brought in the circuit court of Davidson county against plaintiffs in error for an injury caused to James L. Ray, a minor about twelve years of age, as the result of his jumping from a freight car, the property of plaintiffs in error. The first action was brought by the father, and the second in behalf of the boy himself by next friend.
In the first case there was a recovery of $1,000, and in- the second one of $2,500. The facts will be stated more at large when we reach the second branch of the case.
The first point presented is that the motion for new trial was not…
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