Illinois Cent. Railroad v. Porter
Tennessee Supreme Court
PROM SHELBY Appeal from the Circuit Court of Shelby County.— WalteR Malone, Judge.
1Opinion of the CourtJustice McAlister
The plaintiff below was in the employment of the United States in the capacity of a mail clerk, and,was *15assigned to duty on a fast passenger and mail train known as the “Chicago and New Orleans Limited.” On the 20th of October, 1904, he sustained serious personal injuries in consequence of the derailment of the train at or near the village of Tillatoba, Mississippi. There was a verdict and judgment in favor of the plaintiff below for the sum of $2,500, from which the company appealed and has assigned errors.
The first assignment is that there is no evidence to support the verdict of the jury.…
2Cases cited16 opinions
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- Goodhart v. Pennsylvania RailroadSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1896
- Drinkwater v. . DinsmoreNew York Court of Appeals · 1880
- Nashville, Chattanooga & Saint Louis Railway Co. v. MillerSupreme Court of Georgia · 1904
- Arrowsmith v. Nashville & D. R.U.S. Circuit Court for the District of Tennessee · 1893
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