Carothers v. Shelby County
Tennessee Supreme Court
FROM SHELBY. Appeal from the Circuit Court of Shelby County to the Court of Civil Appeals, and by certiorari to the Court of Civil Appeals from the Supreme Court. — IIon. Ben L. Capell, Judge.
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Cook
delivered tbe opinion of the Court.
Plaintiff in error sued Shelby county and its officers, the county board of commissioners, to recover damages for the death of her husband. The declaration charges that he was crossing over one of the county bridges in a truck, the structure of which gave way, and caused his death.
It is further charged that deceased did not know the condition of the bridge, which as constructed was a nuisance, and that the county knew it, and had been asked to condemn it but instead kept and maintained it in a dilapidated, dangerous condition, a source of worry and annoyance…
2Cases cited4 opinions
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