Cumberland Telephone & Telegraph Co. v. Coats

This is an action on the case brought by appellee against appellant for injuries received on the 2d of June, 1900, in the city of Eldorado, where appellant maintains a telephone exchange. The accident happened in the night between 11 and 12 o’clock. A building known as the Mathis block is located at the intersection of the principal street of the city with Locust street, the former thoroughfare running; north and south, the latter east and west. The building stands on the north side of Locust street, fronting west and extending east 90 or 100 feet; at the rear of the building is a stairway…