Legan & McClure Lumber, Co. v. Fairchild

The appellee, Mrs. Fairchild, instituted this suit in the circuit court of Winston county against the Legan & McClure Lumber Company, seeking to recover damages sustained by her on account of the death of her husband, Ivan Fairchild, which was alleged to have been caused by injuries received by him as a result of the negligence of the appellant, and, from a verdict and judgment for eight thousand dollars, this appeal was prosecuted.

The declaration, as finally amended, alleged, in substance, that on the 25th day of August, 1928, the appellant company was engaged in operating a sawmill and…