Coyne v. City of Memphis
Tennessee Supreme Court
PROM SHELBY. Appeal from tbe Circuit Court of Shelby County. — J. P. Yotjing, Judge.
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Neil
This action was brought in the circuit court of Shelby county to recover damages for a permanent injury inflicted upon the property of the plaintiff in error by the defendant city and by the Chicago, St. Louis & New Orleans Railroad Company and the Illinois Central Railroad Company. The circuit judge gave a peremptory instruction in favor of the defendants, and verdict and judgment were rendered accordingly. From this action of the court an appeal has been prayed to this court, and errors have been assigned.
The declaration contains the following averments:
That on or about July 22, 1902, the…
2Cases cited11 opinions
- Hamilton County v. RapeTennessee Supreme Court · 1898
- Railroad v. BinghamTennessee Supreme Court · 1889
- Cumberland Telegraph & Telephone Co. v. United Electric Railway Co.Tennessee Supreme Court · 1894
- State v. TaylorTennessee Supreme Court · 1901
- Goodbar v. City of MemphisTennessee Supreme Court · 1904
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- City of Memphis v. HoodTennessee Supreme Court · 1961
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