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| View Entry | Year | Case Name | County | Cause/Crime | Case Description | Division | Location | # Pages | Order |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| View Entry | 1911 | C. M. Owen, admr. v. Jackson Railway & Light Co. | Madison | Damages for Wrongful Death |
Owen admr. for & father of Clopton Owen who, on 29 Sept. 1908, was struck and killed by a streetcar owned & operated by the defendant as he was walking home from school. Owen sued for $25,000 in damages. Owen charges negligence in that the motorman gave no warning of his approach & the street car was not equipped with a fender which, had it been present, could have prevented the injuries that took his son's life. See WT 1281 & WT 1183 for additional parts of case. |
West | Range: 80 Section: C Shelf: Box Number: 1078 | 1620 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1908 | J. H. Baker, Admr. of John T. Baker, dec. v. Memphis Street Railway Company | Shelby | Wrongful Death |
Defendant accused of operating a rail car that "was propelled upon and against said John T. Baker with great violence, causing his death, and that said death was caused by the negligence and carelessness" of the railway company. The complainant charged operators' incompetence, high speed, improper equipment, and failure to use effective warning for an oncoming car. |
West | Range: 81 Section: G Shelf: Box Number: 933 | 48 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1908 | Memphis Street Railway Company v. Nannie Perkins | Shelby | Damages for Wrongful Death |
Recovery of damages in the death of Henry Perkins, accident of 8 Dec. 1906. |
West | Range: 81 Section: H Shelf: Box Number: 947 | 151 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1907 | Mrs. Vesta McBride v. Illinois Central Railroad Company, et al. | Madison | Wrongful Death |
Other defendant: Pat King. Robert McBride, son of the complainant, was killed while working his onboard railroad job in the Jackson, TN, freight yards. Company stated that he had signed a contract relieving railroad of any responsibility for injury or death. Vesta McBride wanted compensation for her son's death. Includes map of the Frogmore freight yards. Gruesome details of Robert's death are recorded in this document. First page very wrinkled. Couldn't remove brads. |
West | Range: 81 Section: H Shelf: Box Number: 956 | 18 | Order A Copy |