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NASHVILLE, ETC. RY. v. WHITE

Nos. 135 and 169.

278 U.S. 456 (1929)

NASHVILLE, CHATTANOOGA & ST. LOUIS RAILWAY v. WHITE, ADMINISTRATOR, ET AL. SAME v. SAME.

Supreme Court of United States.

Decided February 18, 1929.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mr. Fitzgerald Hall, with whom Messrs. Frank Slemons and Walton Whitwell were on the brief, for plaintiff in error and appellant.

Mr. Walter P. Armstrong, with whom Messrs. Julian C. Wilson, Elias Gates, and Wm. M. Colmer were on the brief, for defendants in error and appellees.

MR. JUSTICE HOLMES delivered the opinion of the Court.

These are actions brought against the plaintiff in error and appellant for causing the death of W.B. White and personal injuries to the other plaintiffs by running down an automobile at a grade crossing in the city of Memphis. The plaintiffs obtained judgments that were affirmed by the Supreme Court of Tennessee. W.B. White, who was killed, was driving the car, and his...

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