SHIRLEY v. L. & N.R. CO.


251 S.W.2d 440 (1952)

SHIRLEY v. LOUISVILLE & NASHVILLE R. CO.

Court of Appeals of Tennessee, Middle Section.

Certiorari denied October 10, 1952.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

W.R. Fain, Jr., and Goodlett & Goodlett, all of Clarksville, for plaintiff in error.

H.B. Stout, of Clarksville, and David M. Keeble, of Nashville, for defendant in error.


Certiorari denied by Supreme Court, October 10, 1952.

FELTS, Judge.

This action was brought by Polly May Shirley to recover damages for personal injuries alleged to have been sustained by her in alighting from defendant's train after it stopped at its station in Clarksville.

The gist of the cause of action stated in plaintiff's declaration was this: She bought a ticket and got on the train at Guthrie, Kentucky, and rode in the car for colored persons...

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