Boswell v. Barnum & Bailey
Tennessee Supreme Court
FROM SHELBY Appeal from the Circuit Court of Shelby County to the Court of Civil Appeals, and by certiorari to the Court of Civil Appeals from the Supreme Court. — H. W. Laughlin, Judge. ■
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Creen
These are three actions in tort brought against Ringling Bros., doing business as Barnum & Bailey, to recover damages for indignities suffered by the plaintiffs below from employees of the defendants below.
Plaintiffs in error operated a circus and were giving an exhibition in Memphis. J. M. Boswell purchased tickets for himself, his wife, Carrie M. Boswell, and his sister Zula M. Boswell, entitling them to reserved seats at a performance given by the circus of the plain*37tiffs in error. The coupons were handed to an usher employed by plaintiffs in error, and the usher undertook to show the…
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