McDonald v. Dunn Const. Co., Inc.

Plaintiff, Mrs. Robert Emmit McDonald, filed snit in tbe Circuit Court of Shelby County against tbe defendants, Dunn Construction Company and Polk Smartt, for tbe wrongful death of her husband who was employed by tbe defendants as a civilian guard on construction work in which defendants were engaged as contractors with tbe United States Navy at the' Millington Air Base in Sbelby County, Tennessee. Tbe original declaration based defendants’ liability on common law negligence, alleging that at tbe time be met bis death, McDonald was a “casual employee” within tbe meaning of Code, sec.…