Louisville & Nashville Railroad v. Evins

The Louisville & Nashville Railroad Company (defendant below, and, for convenience, hereinafter called defendant) has brought this case here by an appeal in the nature of a writ of error from a judgment against it and in favor of Mrs. Carrie Bell Evins (the plaintiff below and hereinafter called plaintiff) for twenty-five thousand dollars and the costs of the cause.

The action was brought in the Circuit Court of Davidson County on November 12, 1926, against defendant Railroad Company and the County of Davidson, but a demurrer on behalf of the County was sustained and the suit was thereafter…