Stamps v. Newton County

Susan G. Stamps brought suit for damages against Newton County, alleging that in August, 1908, her daughter, five years old, while crossing a public foot-bridge of the county, fell therefrom and was drowned, in consequence of the fact that one of the planks upon the bridge was not nailed, and tilted and threw the child into the stream. She sued both for the value of the child’s life and the value of its services. The evidence in regard to the circumstances attending the child’s death was conflicting. There was no testimony as to what was the value of the child’s services, or as to whether…