Legal Opinion

Jones v. Dixie Greyhound Lines, Inc.

Mississippi Supreme Court

Decided February 19, 1951No. 37835PublishedCited by 20 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Ethridge, C.

Appellants, Mrs. Burnette Jones, a widow, and her four surviving minor children, sued appellee, Dixie Greyhound Lines, Inc., for damages for the alleged wrongful death of Evelyn Jones, a child of five years and eight months of age at the time of this tragic incident. Evelyn was the daughter of Mrs. Jones, and the sister of the minor appellants. From a jury verdict for appellee, appellant assigns and argues as error the giving of two instructions by the trial court. We hold the two instruc tions were erroneous and remand the case for a new trial. Some discussion of the evidence is…

2Cases cited7 opinions

  1. Avery v. CollinsMississippi Supreme Court · 1934
  2. Ball v. WittenSupreme Court of Virginia · 1930
  3. Mississippi Cent. R. v. AultmanMississippi Supreme Court · 1935
  4. Vann v. TankerslyMississippi Supreme Court · 1933
  5. Lagassee v. QuickMichigan Supreme Court · 1935

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3Cited by20 opinions

  1. State v. ButlerSupreme Court of New Jersey · 1958
  2. Knapp v. StanfordMississippi Supreme Court · 1980
  3. Continental Southern Lines, Inc. v. KlaasMississippi Supreme Court · 1953
  4. Peel v. Gulf Transport Co.Mississippi Supreme Court · 1965
  5. Moore v. TaggartMississippi Supreme Court · 1958

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