Clayborn v. Tennessee Electric Power Co.

This .is an appeal in error by Mrs. Sallie Clay-born (hereinafter called plaintiff) from a judgment of the Second circuit court of Davidson county, dismissing her suit against Tennessee Electric Power Company (hereinafter called defendant) and taxing her with the costs of the cause. The judgment of dismissal was based upon the verdict of a jury peremptorily directed by the court, on motion of the defendant, at the close of the plaintiff’s evidence in chief.

Although stated in different forms in separately numbered assignments, the contention presented to this court in behalf of the plaintiff…