Legal Opinion
Maxwell v. Western-Atlantic Railroad
District Court, E.D. Tennessee
Decided December 26, 1967No. Civ. A. Nos. 4757, 4892PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM
FRANK W. WILSON, District Judge.
These two lawsuits, which were consolidated for trial, involve an action for wrongful death and an action for property damage respectively. They arose out of a railroad crossing accident. The cases were tried before a jury and the jury returned a verdict for the plaintiff in the wrongful death action in the sum of $60,000 and returned a verdict for the plaintiff in the property damage action in the sum of $1500. The cases are now before the Court upon the defendant’s motion for judgment notwithstanding the verdict or in the alternate for a new trial.…
2Cases cited16 opinions
- Grigsby & Co. v. BrattonTennessee Supreme Court · 1913
- Hurt v. Yazoo & M. V. R.Tennessee Supreme Court · 1918
- De Rossett v. MaloneCourt of Appeals of Tennessee · 1950
- L. N.R.R. Co. v. AndersonTennessee Supreme Court · 1929
- Louisville & Nashville Railroad Company v. Mrs. Josie S. Rochelle, Individually and as Administratrix of the Estate of Giles M. Rochelle, DeceasedCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1958
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3Cited by6 opinions
- Monte Kay Perry v. Gulf, Mobile & Ohio Railroad CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1974
- Dana Flinchum v. Clinchfield Railroad CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1972
- Leoda Newport v. Cincinnati, New Orleans and Texas Pacific Railway, a Division of Southern RailwayCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1975
- Fryar v. Western-Atlantic RailroadCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1969
- Herbert E. Fryar, Etc. v. Western-Atlantic Railroad Company, Mae Bell Maxwell v. Western-Atlantic Railroad CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1969
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