Sloss-Sheffield Steel & Iron Co. v. Dean
Alabama Court of Appeals
Appeal from Circuit Court, Walker County; J. J. Curtis, Judge. Action by Charlie Dean against the SlossSheffield Steel & Iron Company and Alex Brewis jointly for personal injuries. Judgment for plaintiff, and defendant appeals. The action is under the first subdivision of the Employer’s Liability Act (Code 1907, §§ 3910-3913), for injury to plaintiff’s hand, who was working as a driver of tramcar trips, where his hand became mashed while coupling the cars.
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Appeal from Circuit Court, Walker County; J. J. Curtis, Judge. Action by Charlie Dean against the SlossSheffield Steel & Iron Company and Alex Brewis jointly for personal injuries. Judgment for plaintiff, and defendant appeals. The action is under the first subdivision of the Employer’s Liability Act (Code 1907, §§ 3910-3913), for injury to plaintiff’s hand, who was working as a driver of tramcar trips, where his hand became mashed while coupling the cars. There was dispute in the evidence as to whether the hurt was caused by the absence of bumpers on the cars) or whether he caught hold of…
1Opinion of the CourtMerritt, J.
The facts in this case relative to the operation of the mine in question are very similar to the statement of facts as set out in the opinion of Mr. Justice Thomas in the case of Amerson v. Corona Coal & Coke Co., 194 Ala. 175, 69 South. 601, in which the Supreme Court held that the question as to whether the contract of lease was a subterfuge was properly submitted to the jury. Upon similar statements of fact, the decision in the Amerson Case has been followed in Sloss-Sheffield Steel & Iron Co. v. Hubbard, 14 Ala. App. 139, 68 South. 571, and the last case being the case of Coal City Mining…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Amerson v. Corona Coal & Iron Co.Supreme Court of Alabama · 1915
- Carter v. ShugarmanSupreme Court of Alabama · 1916
- Sloss-Sheffield Steel & Iron Co. v. HubbardAlabama Court of Appeals · 1915
- Coal City Mining Corporation v. DavisAlabama Court of Appeals · 1919
- Odom v. MooreSupreme Court of Alabama · 1906
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3Cited by3 opinions
- Berry v. City of HuntsvilleSupreme Court of Alabama · 1972
- Rodgers v. WalkerAlabama Court of Appeals · 1921
- Smithson v. StateAlabama Court of Appeals · 1949