Telephone & Telegraph Co. v. Shaw
Tennessee Supreme Court
FROM SHELBY. Appeal in error from Circuit Court of Shelby County. J. S. Galloway, J.
1Opinion of the Court
McFarland, Sp. J.
This is a suit for the wrongful cutting, by the Cumberland Telephone & Telegraph Company, of a tree belonging to plaintiff in error, B. A. Shaw. The action was begun before a Justice of the Peace to answer B. A. Shaw in a plea of damages under $500. There was judgment before the Justice for $5; appeal to Circuit Court, trial before jury, and verdict for $7.50; appeal to this Court, and assignment of errors. These assignments of error are five in number. Four of these are as to errors in the refusal of the trial Judge to give specific instructions as requested. As to these the…
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