City Water Co. v. Butler

This tort action for personal injuries and property damage grew out of an accident which occurred on Brainerd Road, in the City of Chattanooga, on October 8, 1949, at about 2 A.M., when the motorcycle *58owned and operated by the plaintiff, Grady Butler, ran into and struck an excavation made and left near tlie middle of the street by the defendant, City Water Company, after repairing one of its water mains. It appears that Brainerd Road runs east and west and is a very heavily traveled four-lane thoroughfare. It is a part of the Lee Highway running from Knoxville, Cleveland and other points…