Legal Opinion
Nashville, Chattanooga & St. Louis Railway v. Faris
Tennessee Supreme Court
Decided May 23, 1933PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice MgKjNNey
The declaration alleges that T. J. Cate was wrongfully and negligently struck by one of the Railway’s trains at the Wilson Street crossing in Chattanooga, inflicting injuries from which he died. There was a verdict for $8,000, which was approved by the trial court and affirmed by the Court of Appeals.
Wilson Street crosses three tracks at grade at the place where the accident occurred. The east track is owned by the State of Georgia and leased to the Western and Atlantic Railroad, a Georgia corporation. The middle track is owned by the Cincinnati, New Orleans and Texas Pacific Railway, and the…
2Cases cited10 opinions
- Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway Co. v. Minneapolis Civic & Commerce Ass'nSupreme Court of the United States · 1918
- Martin's Administrator v. Baltimore & Ohio RailroadSupreme Court of the United States · 1894
- Dillard & Coffin Co. v. Richmond Cotton Oil Co.Tennessee Supreme Court · 1918
- McDonald v. RailroadTennessee Supreme Court · 1893
- Madison Trust Co. v. StahlmanTennessee Supreme Court · 1915
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