Legal Opinion
Short v. Louisville and Nashville Railroad Company
District Court, E.D. Tennessee
Decided October 6, 1962No. Civ. A. 591PublishedCited by 13 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
NEESE, District Judge.
This is a diversity action, 28 U.S.C. § 1332, in which the plaintiffs Short sue the defendant railroad company for per sonal injuries and property damage allegedly arising from a collision between an automobile owned by Mr. Short and operated by Mrs. Short and the defendant’s locomotive at a downtown crossing in Tullahoma, Tennessee on January 5 1961. Inter alia, the defendant pleaded the affirmative defense of accord and satisfaction and now seeks a summary judgment on the basis of a purported release. Rule 56, Federal Rules of Civil Procedure.
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2Cases cited14 opinions
- Romero v. International Terminal Operating Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1959
- Sartor v. Arkansas Natural Gas Corp.Supreme Court of the United States · 1944
- Engl v. ætna Life Ins. Co.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1943
- Whitaker v. ColemanCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1940
- Harold L. Warner v. First National Bank of MinneapolisCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1956
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3Cited by13 opinions
- Adair v. Koppers Co., Inc.District Court, N.D. Ohio · 1982
- Williams v. W. R. Grace & Co. Davidson Chemical DivisionDistrict Court, E.D. Tennessee · 1965
- Milwee v. Peachtree Cypress Investment Co.District Court, E.D. Tennessee · 1977
- Tsesmelys v. Dublin Truck Leasing Corp.District Court, E.D. Tennessee · 1976
- Hill v. CantorDistrict Court, E.D. Tennessee · 1965
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