Margaret Armstrong v. Jacob Sherman, et al.
Order:
Supreme Court Case Name:
Margaret Armstrong v. Jacob Sherman, et al.
Case Date:
1932
Court Origin:
Circuit - Civil
Cause/Crime:
Wrongful Death
Database - TN Research:
County:
- Hamilton
Division:
East
Number of Pages:
236
Notes / Description:
Transcript & appeal documents located in ET Box 1345 (75 pages). Margaret's husband, Clarence, was 41 when he died, having earlier that day taken 1-oz bottle of Hypno-Bromic Compound bought from Sherman d/b/a Sherman's Pharmacy. Margaret (24) sued for wrongful death of Clarence (coal miner); they were then living in Chattanooga. Dispute over whether the compound should've been marked "poison". Witnesses: Mrs. Quincy Parsons, Edna & Tom Dedmon, R. S. Brixey.
See ET1388