Todd v. Cincinnati, N. O. & T. P. Ry. Co.
Tennessee Supreme Court
PROM SCOTT Appeal from the Criminal and Law Court of Scott County to the Court of Civil Appeals, and hy certiorari to the Court of Civil Appeals from the Supreme Court. —Sen Hicks, Judge.
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Williams
This is an action of damages for personal injuries sustained hy Todd, the plaintiff below, by reason of his being struck by cars of defendant company at a public crossing.
The trial judge in the circuit court directed a verdict in favor of the defendant railway company, but on appeal the court of civil appeals held that there was sufficient evidence adduced by the plaintiff to take the case to the jury. The cause is before us for review on peti*96tion for and grant of the writ of certiorari, and it has been argued at the bar of this court.
The accident occurred at Robbins, a small station on the…
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