Legal Opinion

Memphis Street Railway Co. v. State

Tennessee Supreme Court

Decided April 15, 1903PublishedCited by 26 opinions

FROM SHELBY. Appeal in error from the Criminal Court of Shelby county. — John T. Moss, Judge.

1Opinion of the CourtJustice Wilkes

The street railway company is convicted of violating the provisions of chapter 43 of the Acts of 1903 of the *603State of Tennessee, and sentenced to pay a fine of $200, and bas appealed to this court and assigned errors.

In the court below a motion to quash the indictment was made upon several grounds. This motion to quash was overruled, and the cause was heard upon its merits, before the trial judge; a jury being waived by consent of parties.

It appears from the record that the defendant company was operating a street railway in the city of Memphis, county of Shelby, State of Tennessee, and was…

2Cases cited17 opinions

  1. Henley v. StateTennessee Supreme Court · 1897
  2. State v. YardleyTennessee Supreme Court · 1895
  3. Cole Manufacturing Co. v. FallsTennessee Supreme Court · 1891
  4. State v. AlgoodTennessee Supreme Court · 1888
  5. Zickler v. Union Bank & Trust Co.Tennessee Supreme Court · 1900

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3Cited by26 opinions

  1. Black & White Taxicab Co. v. Standard Oil Co.Arizona Supreme Court · 1923
  2. Tennessee Coal, Iron & Railroad v. Paint Rock Flume & Transportation Co.Tennessee Supreme Court · 1913
  3. Daniels v. StateTennessee Supreme Court · 1927
  4. State v. Scott, County Com'r.Wyoming Supreme Court · 1926
  5. State v. SmithTennessee Supreme Court · 1907

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