Legal Opinion
The Greyhound Corp. v. Townsend
Mississippi Supreme Court
Decided January 12, 1959No. 40974PublishedCited by 15 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtLee, J.
The Greyhound Corporation appealed form a verdict and judgment of the Circuit Court of Jones County by which James Townsend was awarded the sum of $1,500 as damages to his automobile on account of the alleged negligence of the corporation.
The pleadings and evidence made a simple issue as to whether the driver of one of the defendant’s buses negligently turned his vehicle-to the left as the plaintiff’s car was about to pass the bus, thereby forcing the car off of the pavement and resulting in extensive damages to it.
The plaintiff and his brother-in-law, Wendel Gavin, testified that, on July…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Belk v. RosamondMississippi Supreme Court · 1952
- National Fire Insurance v. SlaydenMississippi Supreme Court · 1956
- Yazoo & Mississippi Valley Railroad v. HardieMississippi Supreme Court · 1911
- Brown & Root, Inc. v. Continental Southern Lines, Inc.Mississippi Supreme Court · 1956
- Frizell v. GUTHRIEMississippi Supreme Court · 1954
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3Cited by15 opinions
- Ashland Oil, Inc. v. Miller Oil Purchasing Co.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1982
- National Dairy Products Co. v. JumperMississippi Supreme Court · 1961
- Pelican Trucking Co. v. RossettiMississippi Supreme Court · 1964
- Hartford Insurance Group v. MasseyMississippi Supreme Court · 1968
- Commodore Corp. v. BaileyMississippi Supreme Court · 1981
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