Dedman v. Dedman

Mr. Chief Justice

Green delivered the opinion of the Court.

Mrs. Elizabeth Fariss Dedman, hereafter called plaintiff, sued Mrs. Joseph M. Dedman, hereafter called defendant, to recover damages for personal injuries sustained by the plaintiff while riding in an automobile belonging’ to defendant and operated by a chauffeur in the employ of defendant. There was a judgment in favor of plaintiff in the trial court, which was affirmed by the Court of Appeals, and the case has been heard here on certiorari to the latter court.

The parties lived in Columbia, Tennessee, about forty miles from Nashville.…