City of Corinth v. Gilmore

Mrs. Betha Gilmore and Kenneth Gilmore, appellees, filed suit against the City of Corinth for the injury and death of their husband and father, E. A. Gilmore, as the- result of a shed or canopy over a sidewalk falling and crushing him. The City answered and denied liability, and also filed a demurrer and a motion to strike the declaration, both of which were overruled. The jury returned a verdict for $5,000, from which judgment the City appeals and the appellees cross-appeal on the grounds that the damages were inadequate.

The record reflects that there was a one-story brick building erected…