Bannister v. F. W. Poe Manufacturing Co.

This action, commenced in the Court of Common Pleas for Greenville County, June 6, 1930, by T.J. Bannister, as administrator of the estate of T.J. Bannister, deceased, against F.W. Poe Manufacturing Company, is for the recovery of damages in the sum of $20,000.00 on account of the death of the said T.J. Bannister, Jr., who was drowned while swimming or playing in a pond on the defendant's premises, June 19, 1929. For the purpose of a clear understanding of the issues between the parties litigant at the trial in the lower Court, we quote herewith the pleadings in the cause.

The allegations of…