Nashville & Chattanooga RR Co. & Memphis & Charleston RR Co. v. J. M. Carroll, Admr of John Hinton, et al

Additional def.s.: Elizabeth Hinton, widow; William, John, Della & Richard Hinton, children of John Hinton, dec. Admr. Carroll originally sued the railroads for $20,000, charging them with negligence in Hinton's death. Hinton, an employee of the Nash- ville & Chattanooga RR Co., was killed on 17 Aug. 1868, when the hand car he was riding on was struck by a train managed & controlled by one of the defts. There was some question as to which train struck him. 2 Folders.