Anglea's Admx v. East Tennessee Telephone Co.

Opinion of the Court by

Judge Nunn

Affirming.

On and prior to August, 1909, M. D. Anglea was employed by the East Tennessee Telephone Company as a lineman, or “trouble man.” Sometime prior to that date the Franklin Electric Ice Company established an electric light plant in the city of Franklin, the place where Anglea was engaged, and by some arrangement, which is not shown, the electric light company attached its wires to the poles of the telephone company. For some time the electric light plant was operated only at night, but about three months before Anglea was killed, the company started and…