Tennessee Electric Power Co. v. Sims

This is a suit for damages for the loss of household furniture resulting from the burning of the house in which plaintiff below, defendant in error here, lived. The action is based upon alleged negligence of defendant below, plaintiff in error here, in the maintenance of its wiring for supplying electric current for the use of plaintiff. The particular charges of negligence will be referred to in connection with a treatment of the various issues raised.

The proven facts may be summarized in time sequence as follows: First, plaintiff’s family experienced difficulty with radio reception over an…