Legal Opinion

Orr v. Columbus & Greenville Ry. Co.

Mississippi Supreme Court

Decided November 20, 1950No. 37637PublishedCited by 10 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtAlexander, J.

Appellant was injured when the truck which he was driving was struck, at a crossing, by a train of the appellee. Appeal is taken from a verdict and judgment for the railway company. Several errors are assigned but only two are presented by argument and brief of counsel. These are: (1) the admission over objection of certain photographs depicting the scene of the collision; and (2) the granting of several instructions for the defendant.

Objection to the photographs is based chiefly upon the fact that they were taken several months after the collision. Although there was testimony that the scene…

2Cases cited5 opinions

  1. Hancock v. StateMississippi Supreme Court · 1950
  2. Campbell v. WillardMississippi Supreme Court · 1949
  3. Alabama Great So. R. Co. v. MartinMississippi Supreme Court · 1949
  4. Johnson v. Columbus & G. Ry. Co.Mississippi Supreme Court · 1942
  5. Howell v. GeorgeMississippi Supreme Court · 1947

3Cited by10 opinions

  1. Sullivan v. StateMississippi Supreme Court · 1952
  2. City of West Point v. MeadowsMississippi Supreme Court · 1959
  3. Jefferson Funeral Home v. PinsonMississippi Supreme Court · 1954
  4. J. M. Griffin & Sons, Inc. v. Newton Butane Gas & Oil Co.Mississippi Supreme Court · 1951
  5. Johnson v. RichardsonMississippi Supreme Court · 1959

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