Tennessee Valley Authority v. Stratton

Opinion op the Court by

Judge Siler —

Reversing.

J. L. Stratton, the appellee, recovered judgment against Tennessee Valley Authority, a corporation generally known as TVA, the appellant, for $200 in damages for the loss of a foxhound. TVA moved for an appeal.

As a ground for reversal of the judgment, it is now contended that prejudicial error was committed by the trial court’s failure to direct a verdict for TVA.

Stratton, the owner of a blueblooded bitch, a foxhound of the first water, went fox hunting on TVA prop erty on the first Saturday night of May, 1946. In the glory of this chase, the…