Memphis Street Railway Co. v. Haynes

This action was brought in the circuit court of Shelby county to recover damages for an injury inflicted upon the defendant-in error by a collision between one of the plaintiff in error’s cars and a wagon on which the defendant in error was at the time riding. The jury rendered a verdict for $1,100 damages, judgment was rendered thereon, and the railway company thereupon appealed and assigned errors.

1. The first error assigned is based upon the following instructions, which his honor gave to the jury as a part of his charge:

“The court now instructs you that negligence may generally be defined…