Vance v. Shelby County

Joseph W. Vanee, who will hereinafter he referred to as plaintiff sued Shelby county, E. W. Hale, William J. Bacon, Luther F. Jones, road commissioners of said county, A. M. Nelson, engineer of said county, and Thomas Dean, one of its employees, to recover damages for personal injuries sustained by him growing out of' the creation and maintenance of an alleged nuisance.

Plaintiff’s declaration, in substance averred that prior to and on or about September 10, 1924, there existed in Shelby county, Tenn., a public road which was under the direct supervision, charge, and control of defendants;…