THORNTON v. CARRIER


311 S.W.2d 208 (1957)

James M. THORNTON, Plaintiff in Error, v. W. M. CARRIER, Ruth Carrier, William Carrier, Jr., D/B/A Carrier Excavation & Foundation Co., Carrier Excavation & Foundation Co., Inc., and City of Memphis, Defendants in Error.

Court of Appeals of Tennessee, Western Section.

Certiorari Denied March 4, 1958.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

W. C. Rogers, Memphis, for plaintiff in error.

Frank B. Gianotti, Jr., James M. Manire, and Frierson Graves, Jr., Memphis, for defendants in error.


Certiorari Denied by Supreme Court March 4, 1958.

BEJACH, Judge.

The plaintiff in error, James M. Thornton, who was plaintiff in the lower court, seeks a reversal of rulings made by the lower court in granting a motion for a directed verdict made on behalf of the City of Memphis after the opening statement of counsel for plaintiff, before any evidence had been introduced, and in striking from the record an amended declaration which made the other defendants...

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