Smith v. Dixie Park & Amusement Co.
Tennessee Supreme Court
FROM SHELBY. Appeal from the Circuit Court of Shelby County to the Court of Civil Appeals and by certiorari from the Court of Civil Appeals to the Supreme Court. — Feank Fehtbess, Chancellor. Part Two, 10th Division.
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Williams
This suit was brought originally against the Dixie Park & Amusement Company, and later on the Memphis Consolidated Gas & Electric Company was brought before the court as a defendant. Both defendants were declared against as liable for personal injuries suffered by plaintiff, Smith, it being alleged that the first-named defendant operated an amusement park in Memphis, electric current for lights, machinery, etc., for which was supplied by the other defendant; that the defendants had placed two electric wires on top of a fence, five feet high, inclosing the park, which wires were naked and…
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