City of Knoxville v. Hargis

This suit was filed in the Circuit Court of Knox County, by the administratrix, seeking damages for the wrongful death of her husband, who, while running down a Knoxville sidewalk, struck an awning and died as a result. The tenant of the building to which the awning was attached, the owner of the building, Myrtle Brichetto, her husband, and the City of Knoxville, were made defendants to the suit. The tenant and the husband of the owner have been dismissed, so that there remain as parties, the plaintiff administratrix, and the defendants, the owner of the building and the City of Knoxville.

The…