Nichols v. Nashville Housing Authority

This is an appeal in error from the judgment of the Circuit Court sustaining a demurrer to the declaration and dismissing the suit, the sole ground of the demurrer being:—

“The defendant, Nashville Housing Authority, says that the declaration is not sufficient in law as the plaintiffs who seek to recover damages from the defendant for the wrongful death of their deceased child are the sole beneficiaries in this cause of action, and the declaration shows that the plaintiffs were guilty of contributory negligence as a matter of law, which bars a recovery in this case.”

*685As shown upon the face of…