Diamond v. Drew

The plaintiff in error, Mrs. Louis Diamond (hereinafter called defendant), is the owner of a city lot with a dwelling house thereon known as 1006 Madison street in the city of Nashville, Tennessee, and the defendants in error, George Drew and his wife, Ella Drew (hereinafter called plaintiffs), occupied the above-mentioned premises, as tenants of defendant, from the early part of January to the latter part of May, in the year of 1931.

On April 11, 1931, Ella Drew suffered serious personal injuries as the result of the collapse of a “sleeper” supporting a “platform” attached to the house…