Shade v. Bay Counties Power Co.

This action was brought jointly by the parents and widow of John Chester Shade, deceased, to recover damages for the death of said deceased, alleged to have been caused by the negligence of the defendant. The plaintiffs are the only heirs of the deceased. The jury returned a verdict for plaintiff, fixing the damages at eight thousand dollars, for which amount judgment was rendered. From the judgment and from an order denying defendant’s motion for a new trial the defendant appeals.

Defendant makes a number of contentions for a reversal, but under our view of the case only one of these…