Knott v. Louisville & N. R.
Tennessee Supreme Court
FROM KNOX. Appeal from the Circuit Court of Knox County to the Court of Civil Appeals, and by certiorari to the Court of Civil Appeals from the Supreme Court. — IdoN. VoN A. Huffaker, Judge.
1Opinion of the Court
Mu. Justice Hall
delivered the opinion of the Court.
The plaintiff below, Joe L. Knott, brought this suit against the Louisville & Nashville Railroad Company and Walker D. Hines, Director General of Railroads, to recover damages sustained by a portion of his farm growing out of the construction of the railroad company’s track through it.
At the conclusion of the plaintiff’s proof there was a motion for a directed verdict in behalf of defendants, which motion the trial court sustained, and the plaintiff’s suit was dismissed. Plaintiff’s motion for a new trial having been overruled, he appealed to…
2Cases cited15 opinions
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- Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railway Co. v. SmithIllinois Supreme Court · 1884
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- Hord v. Holston River RailroadTennessee Supreme Court · 1909
- Houston & E. T. R'y Co. v. AdamsTexas Supreme Court · 1883
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