Legal Opinion
M. Lewis & Sons v. Illinois Cent. R.
Tennessee Supreme Court
Decided December 15, 1923PublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Mr. Malone, Special Judge,
delivered the opinion of the Court.
The complainants, merchants in Memphis, Tenn., filed the bill herein against the Illinois Central Railroad Company and several other railroad companies, and against the Lewis Transfer Company, a partnership engaged in the transfer business in Memphis, Tenn., seeking to recover the sum of $269.40, being the value (with interest) of certain merchandise stolen from a box of goods consigned to the complainants at Memphis from New York City.
The chancellor held that none of the railroad companies were liable, but that complainants were…
2Cases cited16 opinions
- Chicago & Northwestern Railway Co. v. C. C. Whitnack Produce Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1922
- Nanson v. JacobSupreme Court of Missouri · 1887
- Insurance Cos. v. ScalesTennessee Supreme Court · 1899
- Hooper v. Chicago & Northwestern Railway Co.Wisconsin Supreme Court · 1870
- Ehrlich v. WeberTennessee Supreme Court · 1905
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3Cited by11 opinions
- Bearman v. CamatsosTennessee Supreme Court · 1964
- Welch v. Board of Professional Responsibility for the Supreme Court of TennesseeTennessee Supreme Court · 2006
- Estate of Schultz v. Munford, Inc.Court of Appeals of Tennessee · 1982
- Mast Advertising & Publishing, Inc. v. MoyersTennessee Supreme Court · 1993
- Stearns v. Williams and PriceCourt of Appeals of Tennessee · 1930
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