Legal Opinion
Tennessee Central Railway v. Ledbetter
Tennessee Supreme Court
Decided July 19, 1929PublishedCited by 22 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Mb. Justice MoKiNítey
delivered the opinion of the Court.
Between 10 and 11 o’clock on Sunday, July 3, 1927, Alonzo Ledbetter was instantly killed when his automobile collided with a switch engine of the Railway Company in the town of Monterey, which is a division point on said railway. The administratrix of the de ceased instituted this suit to recover damages for liis alleged wrongful death.
The case was tried upon a single count, based upou common-law negligence, and the jury returned a verdict in favor of the administratrix for $5,000. Upon appeal the Court of Appeals reversed the trial…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Louisville, New Albany & Chicago Railway Co. v. BryanIndiana Supreme Court · 1886
- Cleveland, Cincinnati, Chicago & St. Louis Railway Co. v. MillerIndiana Supreme Court · 1898
- Grigsby & Co. v. BrattonTennessee Supreme Court · 1913
- Todd v. Cincinnati, N. O. & T. P. Ry. Co.Tennessee Supreme Court · 1915
- Tennessee Cent. Ry. Co. v. PageTennessee Supreme Court · 1925
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3Cited by22 opinions
- Street v. CalvertTennessee Supreme Court · 1976
- Evansville Container Corporation v. McDonaldCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1942
- Southern Ry. Co. v. WhaleyTennessee Supreme Court · 1936
- Hemmer v. Tennessee Electric Power Co.Court of Appeals of Tennessee · 1940
- Harbor v. WallaceCourt of Appeals of Tennessee · 1946
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