Tennessee Supreme Court Cases

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View Entry Year Case Name County Cause/Crime Case Description Division Location # Pages Order
View Entry 1913 D. D. Shaw, admr. of Taylor Newbern, dec. v. Louisville & Nashville Railroad Company Haywood Damages for Wrongful Death

The deceased was struck and killed by the defendant's train.

 West Range: 79 Section: A Shelf: Box Number: 1325 133 Order A Copy
View Entry 1913 Hopkins Taliaferro, admr. of Clem Taliaferro v. St. Louis & San Francisco Rail Road Co. et. al. Shelby Damages for Wrongful Death

Additional defendant: Kansas City, Springfield & Memphis Rail Road Co. Plaintiff sued for $10,000 claiming a train ran over Clem, knocking him into deep water and causing injuries that lead to his death. Accident happened in Crittendon County, Arkansas on 5/6/2012.

 West Range: 79 Section: A Shelf: Box Number: 1319 11 Order A Copy
View Entry 1913 J. T. Joiner, admr. v. The Memphis Street Railway Company et al Shelby Damages for Wrongful Death

Plaintiff administrator of the estate of James M. Bailey (dec.). Add. Defendants: E.W.G. Meers, George M. & Lena Dayton. Bailey was employed by defendants, working on a power house up on a beam. A known charged wire above the beam shocked Bailey and caused him to fall to the ground, dying as a direct result of his injuries. Suing for $25,000 in damages Photographs of the power house, beam from which he fell, and the proximity of the wire. See Kim for scaled drawing. Related: Joiner v. Meers & Dayton.

 West Range: 79 Section: C Shelf: Box Number: 1400 255 Order A Copy
View Entry 1913 Louisville& Nashville Railroad Co. v. Retha T. Venable, admr. of J. F. Venable, dec. Knox Damages for Wrongful Death

Case incomplete; opinion and brief only.

 East Range: 5 Section: E Shelf: Box Number: 100 42 Order A Copy
View Entry 1913 Memphis Street Railway Company v. John A. Shelton, admr. of N. S. Shelton Shelby Wrongful Death

Petition for Certiorari

 West Range: 81 Section: F Shelf: Box Number: 905 34 Order A Copy
View Entry 1913 W. E. McClamroch, admr., of Frank Allen McClamroch v. Jackson Home Telephone Company et al. Madison Wrongful Death

This is closely related to another case: W. E. McClamroch, admr. Of George Allison McClamroch, v. Jackson Home Telephone, et al. One part is in this box (WT 905) and the third is in WT 1104. Additional defendant is Jackson Railway & Light Co.

 West Range: 81 Section: F Shelf: Box Number: 905 241 Order A Copy