Memphis St. Ry. Co. v. Bernstein
Tennessee Supreme Court
FROM SHELBY. Appeal from the Circuit Court of Shelby County to the Court of Civil Appeals, and hy certiorari to the Court of Civil Appeals from the Supreme Court. —Bek L. Capell, Judge.
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Green
The defendants in error were passengers in-á jitney bus, which collided with a street car on the streets of Memphis, and they brought these two suits against the Street Railway Company and against A. Gawrock, owner of the jitney bus, for. injuries alleged to have been sustained in the accident.
There was a recovery in both cases, and these judgments were affirmed by the court of civil appeals. Petitions for certiorari have been filed by the Street Railway Company and by the owner of the jitney car.
We thipk there was evidence to sustain the judgments against both defendants below.
In submitting…
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