Railroad v. Ray
Tennessee Supreme Court
prom haywood. Appeal in error from Circuit Court of ' Haywood County. J NO. R. BoND, J.
1Opinion of the CourtWilkes, J.
This is an action for damages for personal injury. It was tried before the Court and jury, and a verdict and judgment was rendered for $2,500, and the railroad company has appealed and assigned errors.
The facts, so far as necessary to be stated, are that plaintiff bought a coupon ticket from the Louisville & Nashville Railroad Company from Memphis to Jackson, Tenn., intending to stop at Humboldt and transfer, in the night time, to the Mobile & Ohio Railroad. He had fallen asleep on the train, and about ten o’clock, when it reached Brownsville, he awoke, and thinking he ivas, perhaps, at…
2Cases cited1 opinion
- Fry v. McCord Bros.Tennessee Supreme Court · 1895
3Cited by19 opinions
- Lazenby Ex Rel. Lazenby v. Universal Underwriters InsuranceTennessee Supreme Court · 1964
- Inland Container Corporation v. MarchTennessee Supreme Court · 1975
- Allen v. MeltonCourt of Appeals of Tennessee · 1936
- Benson v. FowlerCourt of Appeals of Tennessee · 1957
- Pratt v. DuckCourt of Appeals of Tennessee · 1945
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