Legal Opinion

Young v. Cowden

Tennessee Supreme Court

Decided April 17, 1897PublishedCited by 16 opinions

FROM SHELBY. Appeal in error from Circuit Court of Shelby County. L. H. Estes, J.

1Opinion of the CourtWilkes, J.

This is an action for personal injuries. It was tried before the Court and jury, and a verdict was rendered for §2,000. Upon suggestion of the Court, a remittitur of §1,000 was entered by plaintiff, and judgment was entered for §1,000, and the defendant appealed and assigned errors.

It appears that defendant, with her sister, Mrs. Yaccaro, and her brother-in-law, A. B. Yaccaro, were driving, one evening, along Kerr Avenue, in the city of Memphis. The two ladies were sitting on the back seat of the rockaway, while Mr. Yaccaro was seated in front and driving. Kerr Avenue runs east and west. Mr.…

2Cited by16 opinions

  1. Hutcherson v. Sovereign CampTexas Supreme Court · 1923
  2. Atchison, T. & S. F. Ry. Co. v. CogswellSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1909
  3. Grant v. Louisville & Nashville Railway Co.Tennessee Supreme Court · 1913
  4. North Chicago Street Railroad v. CossarIllinois Supreme Court · 1903
  5. Lyric Amusement Co. v. JeffriesArizona Supreme Court · 1941

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