Legal Opinion
Shook v. Simmons
Court of Appeals of Tennessee
Decided November 13, 1939PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtFelts, J.
Allen Shook, Gordon Alexander, and Mr. and Mrs. George Zimmerman, guests of T. C. Simmons in his automobile were injured when he ran the car off the highway down an embankment; and they brought these suits against him to recover for their injuries. The suits were tried together, resulting in verdicts and judgments for plaintiffs in these amounts: Allen Shook $3,000, Gordon Alexander $2,000, Mrs. George Zimmerman $2,000, and George Zimmerman $500. Simmons appealed in error and has assigned errors.
He insists that verdicts should have been directed for him because there was no evidence that he…
2Cases cited11 opinions
- Schwartz v. JohnsonTennessee Supreme Court · 1925
- Dedman v. DedmanTennessee Supreme Court · 1927
- Rice-Stix Dry Goods Co. v. SelfCourt of Appeals of Tennessee · 1935
- Hicks v. HerbertTennessee Supreme Court · 1938
- Lea v. GentryTennessee Supreme Court · 1934
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3Cited by6 opinions
- City of Nashville v. BrownCourt of Appeals of Tennessee · 1941
- Carman v. HuffCourt of Appeals of Tennessee · 1949
- Hopper v. United StatesDistrict Court, E.D. Tennessee · 1953
- Lackey v. Metropolitan Life Ins. Co.Court of Appeals of Tennessee · 1943
- Weaver v. HughesCourt of Appeals of Tennessee · 1943
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