Tri-State Fair v. Rowton
Tennessee Supreme Court
FROM SHELBY. Appeal from the Circuit Court of Shelby County to the Court of Civil Appeals, and by certiorari to the Court of Civil Appeals from the Supreme Court.— HoN. Ben. L. Capell, Judge.
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Williams
The first of these suits was instituted by Mrs. Eow-ton to recover of the Tri-State Pair, a body corporate, for personal injuries sustained by her while she was attending a fair held by the defendant, and the second action is that of her husband for the loss of her services. Both plaintiffs recovered judgments, based on favorable verdicts, in the circuit court, but fin the court of civil appeals, on appeal, the judgments were reversed and the actions dismissed. Petitions for writs of cer-tiorari to bring under review the rulings of the appellate court have been granted by this court.
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