Nashville, C. & St. L. Ry. v. Lovejoy
Tennessee Supreme Court
FROM WHITE. Appeal from the Circuit Court of White County to the Court of Civil Appeals, and by certiorari to the Court of Civil Appeals from the Supreme Court — C. E. Snodgkass, Judge.-
1Opinion of the Court
Mr. EvaNs, Special Judge,
delivered the opinion of the Court.
This action was commenced in the circuit court of White county, by plaintiff, R. H. Lovejoy, against the Nashville, Chattanooga & St. Lotus Railway Company, to recover damages for personal injuries. There was a judgment in the circuit court in favor of plaintiff for $8,000. The trial judge held, and accordingly charged the jury, that the railway company was required to observe the statutory precautions prescribed in section 1166, subsec. 5, of the Code, and brought forward in Shannon’s Code, section 1574, subsec. 4. Upon appeal in…
2Cases cited14 opinions
- Patton v. Railway Co.Tennessee Supreme Court · 1890
- Hughes v. AbstonTennessee Supreme Court · 1900
- Railroad v. DavisTennessee Supreme Court · 1900
- Blackwell v. TownsendCourt of Appeals of Kentucky · 1891
- Railway Co. v. WilsonTennessee Supreme Court · 1891
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- Southern Railway Company v. Joseph Fred Elliott and Elizabeth H. ElliottCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1958
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