Cumberland Telephone Co. v. Loomis
Tennessee Supreme Court
EROM SHELBY. Appeal in error from Circuit Court of Shelby County. L. IT. Estes, J.
1Opinion of the CourtSnodgrass, J.
The defendant in error sued for damages consequent upon an injury received while in the service of the Telephone Company, and repairing its lines, January 28, 1888. He was engaged in the removal of useless or dead wires, when the post upon which he was while doing this service broke off and threw him to the ground, whereby he was badly injured.
The negligence of the company averred was in providing an unsafe and unsuitable pole.
*505There were verdict and judgment in favor of Loomis for $5,000, and defendant appealed in error.
Numerous errors are assigned, only one of which, as it is a fatal…
2Cited by9 opinions
- McGorty v. Southern New England Telephone Co.Supreme Court of Connecticut · 1897
- Lynch v. Saginaw Valley Traction Co.Michigan Supreme Court · 1908
- Britton v. Central Union Telephone Co.Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1904
- Dixon v. Western Union Tel. Co.U.S. Circuit Court for the District of Indiana · 1895
- Hines v. Martel Telephone Co.Nebraska Supreme Court · 1934
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