Tennessee Supreme Court Cases

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View Entry Year Case Name County Cause/Crime Case Description Division Location # Pages Order
View Entry 1898 Citizens Street Railroad Co. v. Lucia E. Robertson Shelby Injury and Damages

Case arose from an electric streetcar incident in Memphis. The defendant was the only person on the car when the conductor had "to attend to an urgent call of nature." It was claimed that Robertson left the car for a few moments, returned, and was thrown to the ground before she alighted the car, injuring herself in the process. By the time the case got to the Supreme Ct., the rail car company was claiming that she had been awarded an excessive settlement.

 West Range: 82 Section: J Shelf: Box Number: 701 23 Order A Copy
View Entry 1898 C. C. Burke v. Citizen's Street Railroad Company& Frank Smith Shelby Injury and Damages

Damages for being struck by a horse and buggy used by the company to make repairs.

 West Range: 82 Section: G Shelf: Box Number: 652 94 Order A Copy
View Entry 1898 Citizens Street Railroad Company v. M. Lewis Shelby Injury and Damages

Includes brief.

 West Range: 82 Section: H Shelf: Box Number: 687 132 Order A Copy
View Entry 1898 Ed Wilson v. Memphis Street Railway Company Shelby Injury and Damages

One of the defendant's cars struck the wagon of the plaintiff causing sufficient injury to require his legs to be amputated.

 West Range: 81 Section: B Shelf: Box Number: 758 170 Order A Copy
View Entry 1898 Joseph Turcott v. The Y. & M. V. R. R. Co. Shelby Injury and Damages

Defendant is the Yazoo & Mississippi Valley Railroad Co. Plaintiff, a blacksmith, was blinded on the job and blames negligent connecting and wrapping of a steam pipe for causing his injury.

 West Range: 82 Section: G Shelf: Box Number: 654 46 Order A Copy
View Entry 1898 Mrs. Wetter & Mrs. W. Schmalzreid, exe., of George Schmalzreid v. C. R. White Shelby Injury and Damages West Range: 82 Section: H Shelf: Box Number: 687 157 Order A Copy
View Entry 1898 The Southern Railway Company v. John Harris Hamilton Injury and Damages

Reply Brief and Assignment of Errors.

 East Range: 5 Section: D Shelf: Box Number: 35 14 Order A Copy