Shows v. City of Hattiesburg

Elton Jack Shows, a minor eight years of age, acting through L. D. Shows, his father and next friend, by his declaration in the circuit court, sought to recover a personal decree against the City of Hattiesburg, Mississippi, for personal injuries suffered by him when he fell into a drainage ditch, or drain basin, alleged to have been maintained by the City in a negligent manner, and which negligence was the cause of his injuries. The City, by its answer, denied that it was negligent, and also asserted that Jack’s own negligence produced his injuries.

The case was tried at the May 1955 term of…