Kelley v. Tenn. Electric Power Co.
Court of Appeals of Tennessee
1Opinion of the CourtHeiskell, J.
This is a suit for damages brought by A. W. Kelley as administrator of his minor son, Arthur W. Kelley, for the death of said son, alleged to have been caused by the negligence and wrongful conduct of the defendant. After all the evidence was heard the court directed the jury to return a verdict for the defendant, and the plaintiff has appealed. The first error assigned is that it was wrong to take the case from the jury. Then followed several assignments based upon the exclusion of testimony offered.
The Tennessee Electric Power Company had erected and maintained, at the time alleged in the…
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