Cumberland Telephone & Telegraph Co. v. Woodham
Mississippi Supreme Court
Appeal from the circuit court of Jackson county. Hon. G-eorge S. Dodds, Special Judge. Suit by Henrietta Woodham et al. against the Cumberland Telephone & Telegraph Company et al., for the death of her husband. From a judgment for plaintiff for twenty thousand dollars defendant appeals. The facts are fully stated in the opinion of the court.
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Appeal from the circuit court of Jackson county. Hon. G-eorge S. Dodds, Special Judge. Suit by Henrietta Woodham et al. against the Cumberland Telephone & Telegraph Company et al., for the death of her husband. From a judgment for plaintiff for twenty thousand dollars defendant appeals. The facts are fully stated in the opinion of the court. The definition of negligence given by Shearman & Red-field (sec. 3), is: “Negligence, constituting a’cause of civil action, is such an omission, by a responsible person, to use that degree of care, diligence and skill which it was his legal duty to use…
1Opinion of the CourtSmith, J.
This suit was instituted in the court below by appellees to recover from appellants, Cumberland Telephone & Telegraph Company and Mr. Renfroe, its manager, damages for the death of Mr. R. A. Woodham, the husband of Mrs. Henrietta Woodham and the father of the other appellees. From a judgment in appellee’s favor, this appeals is taken.
Appellant company was operating a telephone system in the 'town of Escatawpa, and Mr. Woodham, a resident thereof, was one of its subscribers. Mr. H. M. Burnham owned an electric light plant that supplied lights for this town. Mr. Woodham’s residence was on…
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