Legal Opinion
Lea v. Gentry
Tennessee Supreme Court
Decided July 14, 1934PublishedCited by 20 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Chambliss
These two suits, tried together, were brought to recover for personal injuries to Raymond Gentry, a 16 year old boy, received in an automobile accident. The minor was awarded $3,000, and his father, for medical expenses and loss of service, $2,000. The Court of Appeals affirmed the judgments. Petition for certiorari was granted by this court and argument heard. The Court of Appeals thus states the pertinent facts:
“On August 13, 1931, Col. Luke Lea, Sr., and Luke Lea, Jr., were on trial in the court at Asheville, N. C. During the afternoon Col. Lea telephoned his son, the defendant, Percy W.…
2Cases cited18 opinions
- Bushnell v. BushnellSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1925
- Schwartz v. JohnsonTennessee Supreme Court · 1925
- Knoxville Ry. & Light Co. v. VangilderTennessee Supreme Court · 1915
- Tennessee Central Railroad v. VanhoyTennessee Supreme Court · 1920
- Simrell Et Ux. v. EschenbachSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1931
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3Cited by20 opinions
- Gulf, M. O.R. Co. v. UnderwoodTennessee Supreme Court · 1945
- City of Nashville v. BrownCourt of Appeals of Tennessee · 1941
- Rice-Stix Dry Goods Co. v. SelfCourt of Appeals of Tennessee · 1935
- State v. ClaytonAlaska Supreme Court · 1978
- Talbot v. TaylorTennessee Supreme Court · 1935
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