Legal Opinion
Atkinson v. Dixie Greyhound Lines, Inc.
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided January 29, 1942No. 9929PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
McCORD, Circuit Judge.
Lamar C. Atkinson brought suit jointly against Dixie Greyhound Lines, Inc., and Teche Lines, Incorporated, for wrongfully causing his seizure, arrest and imprisonment. The case was tried to a jury, and at the close of the evidence for the plaintiff the court granted the defendants’ motion for a directed verdict, and entered judgment accordingly.
In January, 1940, Dixie Greyhound Lines, Inc., and Teche Lines, Incorporated, operated passenger busses running to and from Jackson, Mississippi, on regular schedules. The two companies maintained and used the same terminal depot…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Saint Paul Mercury Indemnity Co. v. Red Cab Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1938
- Kidwell v. Chesapeake & Ohio Railway Co.West Virginia Supreme Court · 1913
- Metcalf v. Yazoo & Mississippi Valley RailroadMississippi Supreme Court · 1910
- St. Louis Southwestern Railway Co. v. GriffithCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1896
3Cited by3 opinions
- Adkins v. Raleigh Transit Co.West Virginia Supreme Court · 1944
- Atkinson v. Dixie Greyhound Lines, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1944
- Atkinson v. Dixie Greyhound Lines, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1944