Curtis v. Louisville & N. R.
Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
In Error to the District Court of the United States for the Eastern District of Tennessee; Edward T. Sanford, Judge. Action by C. D. Curtis, administrator of Charles C. Curtis, deceased, against the Rouisville & Nashville Railroad Company. There was a judgment for defendant, and plaintiff brings error.
1Opinion of the Court
DENISON, Circuit Judge.
Charles C. Curtis was killed by a Louisville & Nashville train at a grade crossing in Eastern Tennessee, at 10 o’clock on an evening of September. This action was brought by his administrator, to recover for the death, under the Tennessee statute. There was the requisite diversity of citizenship to give jurisdiction; but on the trial the court below directed a verdict for the defendant, and the administrator brings error.
[1, 2] The Tennessee statutes (Shannon’s Code, §§ 1574 — 1576, and subdivision 4 of section 1574) arbitrarily require certain precautions to be taken,…
2Cases cited10 opinions
- Railroad Company v. HoustonSupreme Court of the United States · 1878
- Schofield v. Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1885
- Northern Pacific Railroad v. FreemanSupreme Court of the United States · 1899
- Virginia & S. W. Ry. Co. v. HawkCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1908
- Erie R. v. HurlburtCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1915
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3Cited by8 opinions
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- Lewis v. Norfolk Southern Railway Co.District Court, W.D. Tennessee · 2008
- Louisville & Nashville Railroad v. FarmerCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1955
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