Hunt-Forbes Construction Co. v. Jordan's Adm'x

Opinion of the Court by

Judge Clay

Affirming.

Dollie Jordan, administratrix of H. A. Jordan (Hiram Anderson Jordan), deceased, brought this action against M. I. Forbes, J. W. Bosley, and George Hunt, a partnership doing business as Hunt-Forbes Construction Company, to recover damages for his ■death. From a verdict and judgment in her favor for :$10,000, the defendants have appealed.

The facts are these: Appellant had just completed the work of surfacing with concrete the Mayo Trail. Under their contract with the state highway commission, they were required to repair the roads and driveways…