Mayor and Aldermen of Town of Morristown v. Inman
Court of Appeals of Tennessee
1Opinion of the Court
LANDON H. GAMMON,
Special Judge. This is an action brought under the Wrongful Death Statute (T. C. A. sec. 20-607) by Alma June Painter Inman, as the surviving widow of Lewis Edward Inman, deceased, seeking to recover damages from the Town of Morristown for the death of her husband. The plaintiff widow was awarded a jury verdict upon which the court rendered judgment in the amount of $10,000. The Town’s motion for new trial was overruled by the Circuit Court and it has appealed in error to this court.
The death was caused by the collision of two automobiles at nighttime on a public street in…
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2Cases cited6 opinions
- Allen v. MeltonCourt of Appeals of Tennessee · 1936
- Three States Lumber Co. v. BlanksTennessee Supreme Court · 1907
- Combs v. City of ElizabethtonTennessee Supreme Court · 1930
- Olins v. SchockettCourt of Appeals of Tennessee · 1948
- East Tennessee, Virginia & Georgia Railroad v. ToppinsTennessee Supreme Court · 1882
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3Cited by19 opinions
- Martinco v. HastingsSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1963
- Team Design v. GottliebCourt of Appeals of Tennessee · 2002
- Odom v. GrayTennessee Supreme Court · 1974
- Tennessee Farmers Mutual Insurance Co. v. HinsonCourt of Appeals of Tennessee · 1983
- Coffman v. City of PulaskiTennessee Supreme Court · 1967
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