Taylor v. Sledge

Complainant rented to the defendants a house in Memphis, to be occupied by them as brokers and commission merchants. Some, time after defendants took possession and moved their stock of • merchandise into *265the bouse, tbe floors of tbe second, third, and fonrtb stories gave way and fell; and a controversy arose between tbe parties as to whether tbe catastrophe was caused by tbe defective construction and want of repairs of tbe bouse, or by tbe wrongful and negligent action of tbe defendants in overloading the upper floor.

Tbe defendants sued tbe complainant, Taylor, in tbe circuit court of…