Ross Ex Rel. Ross v. Sequatchie Valley Electric Cooperative

These cases were tried together. The defendant, Sequatchie Valley Electric Cooperative, filed a demurrer in each case which were sustained by the Trial Court.

The suits involve personal injuries alleged to have been suffered by the plaintiff, Eugene Wesley Boss, a minor 12 years of age.

The declarations charge that in September, 1953, plaintiff was a student in the Coalmont public school, which was located about one-half to three-fourths mile from his home. The school was located on a public highway which plaintiff traveled but a nearer way for students in this vicinity was through a woodland…