Legal Opinion

Meridian Hatcheries, Inc. v. Troutman

Mississippi Supreme Court

Decided March 11, 1957No. 40425PublishedCited by 16 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtHall, J.

Appellee brought suit against the appellant for the recovery of damages for personal injuries sustained by her when an automobile in which she was riding, and being driven by her daughter Mrs. C. N. Burt, collided with an automobile driven by C. Y. Nolan in the intersection of 10th Street and 24th Avenue in the City of Meridian. The jury returned a verdict in her favor for $20,000 and Meridian Hatcheries, Inc. appeals.

The basis of liability asserted against the appellant is that Mrs. Burt was traveling east on 10th Street and Mr. Nolan was traveling south on 24th Avenue. Under an ordinance of…

2Cases cited46 opinions

  1. Harrison v. Kansas City Electric Light Co.Supreme Court of Missouri · 1906
  2. Cumberland Telephone & Telegraph Co. v. WoodhamMississippi Supreme Court · 1910
  3. Belk v. RosamondMississippi Supreme Court · 1952
  4. Milbury v. Turner Centre SystemMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1931
  5. Gould v. SchermerSupreme Court of Iowa · 1897

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3Cited by16 opinions

  1. Foradori v. HarrisCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 2008
  2. Atlantic Mutual Insurance v. KenneyCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1991
  3. Snapp v. HarrisonMississippi Supreme Court · 1997
  4. Matthews v. ThompsonMississippi Supreme Court · 1957
  5. Southland Management Co. v. BrownMississippi Supreme Court · 1998

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