Nashville Railroad & Light Co. v. Overby
Tennessee Supreme Court
FROM Appeal from the Circuit Court of Davidson County to the Court of Civil Appeals, and by certiorari to the Court of Civil Appeals from the-Supreme Court. — Hon. A. B. Neil, Circuit Judge.
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Green
In this case there was a judgment for personal injuries in favor of Overby, from which the railway and light company appealed in error to the court of civil appeals. The judgment was affirmed in that court, and the case is. before us on a writ of certiorari heretofore granted.
Evidence introduced by the plaintiff below tended to show that he was riding on a street car from which he undertook to alight at a point in South Nashville, and that as he was in the act of stepping off the platform the car ivas suddenly and negligently started by the motorman, throwing the plaintiff to the ground. The…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- Transit Co. v. VenableTennessee Supreme Court · 1900
- Marshall v. Nashville Railway & Light Co.Tennessee Supreme Court · 1906
- Memphis Street Railway Co. v. CavinessTennessee Supreme Court · 1913
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