Hardy v. City of Dothan

BROWN, Justice.

This is an action on the case by the personal representative of J. L. Hardy against appellees, Jones and the city of Dothan, seeking to recover damages for wrongfully causing Hardy’s death.

The several counts, in substance, aver: That at the time of said death Hardy was an employee of the said Jones, who was then engaged in operating a cotton gin and regularly employed less than 16 persons; that the city of Dothan furnishbd to Jones electric power for the operation of said gin, using and maintaining for such purpose a line of wires leading from its transformer into said gin over…