Legal Opinion
Cline v. Southern Ry. Co.
Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Decided November 15, 1940No. 4695PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
NORTHCOTT, Circuit Judge.
This is an action instituted in the Superior Court of Guilford County, North Carolina, by the appellant, Mrs. Ruby Cline, administratrix of H. H. Cline, deceased, her husband, here referred to as the plaintiff, against the appellee Southern Railway Company, here referred to as the defendant, for the recovery of damages for the alleged wrongful death of her husband.
The actio'n was removed by the defendant to the United States District Court for the Middle District of North Carolina, at Greensboro. A trial was had before a jury in February, 1940, and a verdict returned…
2Cases cited17 opinions
- Coleman v. . R. R.Supreme Court of North Carolina · 1910
- Moseley v. Atlantic Coast Line RailroadSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1929
- Shepard v. Norfolk & Southern RailroadSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1914
- Meacham v. Southern Railway Co.Supreme Court of North Carolina · 1938
- Coltrain Ex Rel. Coltrain v. Atlantic Coast Line RailroadSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1939
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3Cited by2 opinions
- William Neil Hampton v. Magnolia Towing Company, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1964
- J. Abe Hilton v. Duke Power Company, a Corporation Organized and Existing Under the Laws of One of the States of the UnionCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1958