Legal Opinion
Whitson, Admr. v. T.C. Ry. Co.
Tennessee Supreme Court
Decided July 3, 1931PublishedCited by 45 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Mr. Justice Swiggaet delivered
the opinion of the Court.
This suit was begun in the Circuit Court of Putnam County by summons which described the action as brought by H. T. Whitson individually for damages for the negligent and wrongful killing of his minor daughter, Mary Frances Whitson. The declaration avers that in the accident which is the basis of the suit, and from the effects of the injury she there received, plaintiff’s daughter “died instantly.” ,
The statutes of this State give plaintiff no right to sue individually for damages for the injuries so sustained by his daughter. “Where…
2Cases cited16 opinions
- Missouri, Kansas & Texas Railway Co. v. WulfSupreme Court of the United States · 1913
- Stewart v. Baltimore & Ohio RailroadSupreme Court of the United States · 1897
- McDonald v. NebraskaCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1900
- Hughes v. BrownTennessee Supreme Court · 1890
- Love v. Southern Railway Co.Tennessee Supreme Court · 1901
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3Cited by45 opinions
- Memphis Street Railway Company v. CooperTennessee Supreme Court · 1958
- In Re Estate of HaskinsCourt of Appeals of Tennessee · 2006
- Shirley M. Russell v. New Amsterdam Casualty Company and Consumers Public Power DistrictCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1962
- Collier v. Memphis Light, Gas & Water DivisionCourt of Appeals of Tennessee · 1983
- Norton v. Standard Coosa-Thatcher CompanyTennessee Supreme Court · 1958
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