WILLIAMS v. SOUTHERN RAILWAY COMPANY


396 S.W.2d 98 (1965)

Maranda WILLIAMS v. SOUTHERN RAILWAY COMPANY.

Court of Appeals of Tennessee, Eastern Section.

Rehearing Denied June 16, 1965.

Certiorari Denied October 18, 1965.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Hubert D. Patty, Maryville, for plaintiff in error, Maranda Williams.

Frank Montgomery, Knoxville, Joe C. Gamble, Maryville, for defendant in error, Southern Railway Co.


Certiorari Denied by Supreme Court October 18, 1965.

COOPER, Judge.

This action was brought by Maranda Williams against the Southern Railway Company to recover damages to real estate allegedly caused by an earthslide into a railroad cut, made and maintained by the defendant railroad adjacent to the property owned by the plaintiff. At the close of the plaintiff's proof the court directed a verdict for the defendant railroad on the grounds (1) that there was...

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