Louisville & N. R. v. Wilson
Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
In Error to the Circuit Court of the United States for the Western District of Tennessee. Action by Nell Moore Wilson against the Louisville & Nashville Railroad Company. Judgment for plaintiff, and defendant brings error.
1Opinion of the Court
SEVERENS, Circuit Judge.
The defendant in error brought this suit in a court of the state of Tennessee, from whence it was removed into the Circuit Court of the United States for the Western District of Tennessee upon the petition of the railroad company. Its object was to recover damages alleged to have been sustained by her in consequence of the death of her husband through the negligence of the railroad company, and is founded upon 'a statute of that state giving such a remedy.
Charles Wilson, the husband, was at the time of the accident which caused his death in the employment of the…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Union Pacific Railway Co. v. McDonaldSupreme Court of the United States · 1894
- Kane v. Northern Central Railway Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1888
- Killien v. HydeDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 1894
- Marande v. Texas & P. Ry. Co.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1900
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- Nichols v. Chesapeake & O. Ry. Co.Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1912
- Sandri v. ByramCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1929