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Eager v. State

Tennessee Supreme Court

Decided March 12, 1959PublishedCited by 31 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtJustice Buenett

The plaintiffs in error were jointly indicted for the second degree murder of Donald McQuistan with an automobile on January 18,1958. They were found guilty of involuntary manslaughter and their punishment was fixed at not more than five years in the State Penitentiary. Appeals have been seasonably prayed, the case briefed and arguments heard. We now have the matter for disposition.

About 8:30 o’clock at night on January 18, 1958, Mc-Quistan, a 17-year-old sailor, and two companions were walking on the right side of a highway in Shelby County when McQuistan was struck by an automobile and as a…

2Cases cited19 opinions

  1. Dowdy v. StateTennessee Supreme Court · 1929
  2. Usary v. StateTennessee Supreme Court · 1937
  3. Bishop v. StateTennessee Supreme Court · 1956
  4. Story v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1926
  5. State v. . MidgettSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1938

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3Cited by31 opinions

  1. Duchac v. StateTennessee Supreme Court · 1973
  2. State v. OodyCourt of Criminal Appeals of Tennessee · 1991
  3. State v. BlackTennessee Supreme Court · 1975
  4. State of Iowa v. Orlando David RodriguezSupreme Court of Iowa · 2011
  5. Olson v. IscheSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1984

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