Legal Opinion

Barr v. Railroad

Tennessee Supreme Court

Decided October 27, 1900PublishedCited by 7 opinions

Ji-KOM MCMINN. xlppeal in error from tbe Circuit Court of Mc-Minn County. J Gf. Parks, J.

1Opinion of the Court

Oaiu>weul, J.

Action of damages for personal injuries; demurrer to evidence sustained and suit dismissed, and appeal in error by plaintiff.

1. Tbe defendant’s motion to affirm because no motion for new trial was made below, is overruled. A motion for a new trial is not a prerequisite to an appeal in error, when the case is tried by tbe Court without- the intervention of a jury, as was done in this instance. Lancaster v. Fisher, 94 Tenn., 222.

2. The motion to affirm because there is no bill of exceptions is likewise overruled. Every demurrer to the evidence must incorporate the evidence (Hopkins…

2Cases cited4 opinions

  1. Saunders v. City & Suburban RailroadTennessee Supreme Court · 1897
  2. Artenberry v. RailroadTennessee Supreme Court · 1899
  3. Mitchell v. RailroadTennessee Supreme Court · 1898
  4. Lancaster v. FisherTennessee Supreme Court · 1895

3Cited by7 opinions

  1. Memphis Street Railway Co. v. HaynesTennessee Supreme Court · 1904
  2. American Lead Pencil Co. v. Nashville, Chattanooga & St. Louis RailwayTennessee Supreme Court · 1910
  3. King v. CoxTennessee Supreme Court · 1912
  4. Nashville, Chattanooga & St. Louis Railway v. HayesTennessee Supreme Court · 1906
  5. Memphis St. Ry. Co. v. WilsonTennessee Supreme Court · 1902

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