Legal Opinion
Sullivan v. Crabtree
Court of Appeals of Tennessee
Decided February 27, 1953PublishedCited by 44 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtFelts, J.
Plaintiffs sued for damages for the death of their adult son, Robert Sullivan, who was killed while a guest in a motor truck which swerved off the highway and overturned down a steep embankment. Suit was brought against both the owner and the driver of the truck, but a nonsuit was taken as to the owner, and the ease went to trial against the driver alone. There was a verdict and judgment in his favor, .and plaintiffs appealed in error.
The truck was a large trailer-tractor truck owned by Hoover Motor Express Company, Inc., and used by it in its business as a carrier of freight. Its driver,…
2Cases cited26 opinions
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- Galbraith v. BuschNew York Court of Appeals · 1935
- Kay v. Metropolitan Street Railway Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1900
- Tennessee Central Railroad v. VanhoyTennessee Supreme Court · 1920
- McHarge v. M. M. Newcomer & Co.Tennessee Supreme Court · 1906
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- Shivers v. RamseyCourt of Appeals of Tennessee · 1996
- Roberts v. RayCourt of Appeals of Tennessee · 1958
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