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GERWIN v. AMERICAN NEWS CO.

270 S.W.2d 354 (1954)

GERWIN v. AMERICAN NEWS CO., INC.

Supreme Court of Tennessee.

July 23, 1954.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John R. Gilliland, Canale, Glankler, Little, Boone & Loch, Memphis, for petitioner.

E. W. Hale, Jr., Memphis, for respondent.

TOMLINSON, Justice.

The American News Company, Inc., occupied, as lessee, the basement of a certain building in Memphis, wherein it carried a considerable stock of merchandise. Daniel L. Gerwin, lessee of that part of the building which is above the basement, operated it as a hotel.

On April 22, 1949, water, escaping from some source, came in considerable volume into basement premises occupied by the American News Company, and substantially damaged its merchandise...

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