Diggs v. Louisville & N. R.
Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
In Error to the Circuit Court of the United States for the Eastern District of Tennessee.
1Opinion of the Court
RICHARDS, Circuit Judge.
This was a suit to recover for the wrongful death of William Turpin through the negligence of the Louisville & Nashville Railroad Company. Against the objection of the plaintiffs in error, it was consolidated for trial with two similar cases, one brought by the administrator of James Gamble and one by the administrator of W. W. Dunnaway, who met their deaths at the same time and in the same way. At the close of the testirrfony for the plaintiffs, the court directed the jury to return a verdict for the defendant. It is claimed the court erred in consolidating the cases…
2Cases cited10 opinions
- McNulta v. EnschIllinois Supreme Court · 1890
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- Englehaupt v. Erie RailroadSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1904
- Powers v. Pere Marquette RailroadMichigan Supreme Court · 1906
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