Young v. Bransford
Tennessee Supreme Court
FROM SMITH. Appeal in error from the Circuit Court of Smith-county. W. 1ST. McConnell, J.
1Opinion of the Court
Cooper, J.,
delivered the opinion of the court. ■
In April, 1879, Samuel Bransford was killed by the explosion of a steam boiler used at the time in running a saw mill. Amanda D. Bransford, widow of Samuel Bransford, brought this action for the recovery of damages for the killing of her husband against *234J. H. Young, C. H. Throp’ and 3". F. Shaw. Upon the trial the jury rendered a verdict in favor of the plaintiff against the defendants for $4,000, and defendants appealed in error. The Referees have reported m favor of reversing the judgment for error in the charge of the court upon the burden-oí…
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