Love v. Bass
Tennessee Supreme Court
PROM HAMILTON. Appeal from the Circuit Court of Hamilton County to the Court of Civil Appeals, and by certiorari to the Court of Civil Appeals from the Supreme Court. — Hon. Oscar Yarnell, Judge.
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Green
R. K. Love met his death ivhile undertaking to bring a load of whisky from Georgia into Chattanooga in an automobile. R. P. Bass, who was then sheriff of Hamilton county, and Charles Morrison, who ivas deputized for the occasion, tried to intercept and arrest Love before he got into the city. During the encounter Love was killed either by Bass or Morrison. Dawn Love, the widow of E. K. Love, has brought this suit against the former sheriff and the surety on his official bond to recover damages for the killing of her husband.
The trial judge directed a verdict in favor of the defendants. The…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- Jackson v. StateMississippi Supreme Court · 1888
- Lunsford v. JohnstonTennessee Supreme Court · 1915
- Glasgow's Lessee v. Smith and BlackwellTennessee Superior Court for Law and Equity · 1805
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