Wilson v. Alexander
Tennessee Supreme Court
FROM HAYWOOD. Appeal from the Circuit Court of Haywood County. —J. E. Bond, Judge.
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Neil
This action was brought to recover damages for the negligent drowning of two mules at a ferry in Haywood *128county, alleged to belong to the defendant below, Wilson, plaintiff in error here. The case was heard before the circuit judge without the intervention of a jury. A judgment was rendered in favor of the defendant in error for $803, the value of the mules and the harness on them at the time, also sued for.
The theory of the plaintiff below was that the ferry was both owned and operated by Wilson at the time of the injury; that the person then actually in charge of the ferry and operating it,…
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