Thompson v. City of Chattanooga
Tennessee Supreme Court
PROM HAMILTON. Appeal from the Circuit Court of'Hamilton County to the Court of 'Civil Appeals, and by certiorari to the Court of Civil Appeals from the Supreme Court. — Hon. Oscar Yarnell, Judge.
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Hall
This is a joint action of damages brought against the city of Chattanooga by the plaintiffs below, growing out of personal injuries alleged to have been sustained by the plaintiff Mrs. Caddy Thompson, wife of the plaintiff J. E. Thompson, on account of falling on a defective and slippery sidewalk in said city on August 18, 1918. Mrs. Thompson sought a recovery for the personál injuries sustained by her, and her husband sought a recovery for the loss of the services of his wife by reason of said injuries.
The evidence shows that the sidewalk on which Mrs. Thompson fell runs along the east side…
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