McFeena's Admr. v. Paris Home Telephone & Telegraph Co.

Opinion op the Court by

Judge Sampson

Affirming.

The petition in this case avers that Anna McFeena lost her life on. July 9, 1919, through the negligence of the Paris Home Telephone and Telegraph Company, and prays judgment against that corporation for $15,000.00 damages.

A general demurrer was sustained by the trial court to the petition for the reason that the telephone company was at the time of the accident to and death of Mrs. Mc-Feena, in the possession and under the direction and control of the United States government through its Postmaster G-eneral.

The petition made no mention of…