East Vollentine Courts, Inc. v. Foust

Plaintiff corporation, East Vollentine Courts, Inc., the owner of an apartment building located at 1022 North Watkins Street in Memphis, Tennessee, brought suit against the defendant, Read Sales Company, for damages from fire allegedly caused to plaintiff’s building as a result of welding negligently done on the premises by the defendant’s employee, Timothy Cox. It was admitted that the amount of fire damage was $14,000.00.

The case was tried before the Circuit Judge without a jury. At the conclusion of all the proof His Honor the *451Trial Judge found in favor of the defendant and dismissed the…