Western Union Telegraph Co. v. Ausbrooks
Tennessee Supreme Court
FROM DAVIDSON. Appeal from the Circuit Court of Davidson County to the Court of Civil Appeals, and by certiorari to the Court of Civil Appeals from the Supreme Court. — Hon. A. B. Neil, Judge.
1Opinion of the CourtChief Justice Green
Mrs. Estelle Ausbrooks, administratrix, recovered a judgment for $13,500 damages against the Western Union Telegraph Company for the death of her son, who was killed while in the service of that company as a messenger boy. The judgment was affirmed by the cpurt of civil appeals, and a petition for certiorari to review the action of that court was filed by the Telegraph Company. The petition was granted and the case has been argued in this court.
Evidence was introduced on behalf of plaintiff below which tended to show that the Ausbrooks boy was fifteen years of age when he was killed; that at…
2Cases cited12 opinions
- Queen v. Dayton Coal & Iron Co.Tennessee Supreme Court · 1895
- Iron & Wire Co. v. GreenTennessee Supreme Court · 1901
- Fulton Co. v. Massachusetts Bonding & InsuranceTennessee Supreme Court · 1917
- Manning v. American Clothing Co.Tennessee Supreme Court · 1922
- Kruczkowski v. Polonia Publishing Co.Michigan Supreme Court · 1918
7 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.
3Cited by28 opinions
- Humphrees v. Boxley Bros.Supreme Court of Virginia · 1926
- Tidwell v. Chattanooga Boiler & Tank Co.Tennessee Supreme Court · 1931
- Jones v. NoelCourt of Appeals of Tennessee · 1947
- Wade Harvey, Ex Rel. Alexis Breanna Gladden v. Cumberland Trust And Investment CompanyTennessee Supreme Court · 2017
- Aycock Hosiery Mills v. Maryland Casualty Co.Tennessee Supreme Court · 1928
23 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.