Legal Opinion
Nashville, Chattanooga & St. Louis Railway Co. v. Davis ex rel. Davis
Tennessee Supreme Court
Decided December 15, 1912PublishedCited by 9 opinions
FROM MAURY. Appeal from the Circuit Court of Maury County to the Court of Civil Appeals, and by writ of certiorari from the Court of Civil Appeals to the Supreme Court —W. Bruce Turner, Circuit -lodge.
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Buchanan
delivered, the opinion of the; Court.
One of the assignments of error upon the petition for certiorari raises the question that the railway company Sn the trial court moved in arrest of judgment upon the' ground that the warrant issue by. the justice of the peace before whom this suit was instituted stated upon its face no cause of action. The warrant is in these words:
“State of Tennessee, Maury County.
“To any Lawful Officer to Execute and Return:
“Summons Nashville, Chattanooga & St. Louis Railway Company, a corporation doing business in the State of Tennessee, to appear before me or some…
2Cases cited2 opinions
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- Odell v. KoppeeTennessee Supreme Court · 1871
3Cited by9 opinions
- Guidi v. City of MemphisTennessee Supreme Court · 1953
- Walkup v. CovingtonCourt of Appeals of Tennessee · 1933
- Robinson v. City of MemphisTennessee Supreme Court · 1955
- Shay v. HarperTennessee Supreme Court · 1957
- Nichols v. Lebanon & Hartsville Turnpike Co.Tennessee Supreme Court · 1913
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