Railroad v. Davis
Tennessee Supreme Court
FROM OBION. Appeal in error from Circuit Court of Obion County. W. H. Swiggart, J.
1Opinion of the CourtMcAuistsR, J.
Suit by tbe widow of T. W. Davis, deceased, to recover damages for tbe alleged wrongful killing of her husband by the railroad company. Yerdict and judgment in favor of plaintiff for $3,000. Company appealed, ' and has assigned errors.
The deceased lived in' the town of South Fulton, Tenn., and at the time of the accident had started up town, walking along or near the track of the Illinois Central Railroad Company, and was killed by a north-bound passenger train. At the time of the accident two freight trains were standing on either side of the main line, both headed south, and they had taken…
2Cases cited1 opinion
- Cumberland v. CookTennessee Supreme Court · 1900
3Cited by31 opinions
- Davidson Benedict Co. v. SeversonTennessee Supreme Court · 1902
- Tennessee Central Railroad v. VanhoyTennessee Supreme Court · 1920
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- Middle Tennessee R. v. McMillanTennessee Supreme Court · 1915
- Graves v. Illinois Central RailroadTennessee Supreme Court · 1912
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