Gilkey v. City of Memphis

Mrs. Grilkey sued the City of Memphis for personal injuries sustained when she slipped and fell on an ice-covered sidewalk. Mr. Grilkey sued for loss of his wife’s services. The learned trial judge instructed the jury to render verdict for the City, because notice was not given the City as required by Acts 1913, chapter 55. The plaintiffs have appealed in error.

The appeal was taken to this court because of an attack made on the constitutionality of the statute in plaintiff’s motion for a new trial. The constitutional question made was determined in Knoxville v. Felding, 153 Tenn., 586, and is…