Louisville & Nashville Railroad v. Webb
Supreme Court of Alabama
Appeal from Jefferson Circuit Court. Tried before Hon. J. B. Head. This action was brought by B. T. Webb to recover damages for personal injuries sustained by plaintiff by the alleged negligence of defendant at a street crossing in the city of Birmingham. The former appeal is reported in 90 Ala. 185, where the facts are fully set forth. The court refused to give thirty-six charges requested by the defendant.
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Appeal from Jefferson Circuit Court. Tried before Hon. J. B. Head. This action was brought by B. T. Webb to recover damages for personal injuries sustained by plaintiff by the alleged negligence of defendant at a street crossing in the city of Birmingham. The former appeal is reported in 90 Ala. 185, where the facts are fully set forth. The court refused to give thirty-six charges requested by the defendant. No brief came to the hands of the reporter. cited R. R. v. Crawford, 89 Ala. 240, and submitted a lengthy argument.
1Opinion of the CourtColeman, J.
— The facts of the case are substantially, the same as reported in 90 Ala. 185, when the case was here on a former appeal. We will not undertake to repeat them again further than may be necessary for a proper understanding of the questions to be considered on this appeal. There are no assignments of error except those based upon the refusal of the court to instruct the jury as requested by the defendant.
Most of the charges requested and refused may be considered together, and the correctness of the ruling of the court, upon them all, we think, depends upon whether there was evidence tending…
2Cases cited16 opinions
- Ga. Pacific Railway Co. v. LeeSupreme Court of Alabama · 1890
- Tanner's v. Louisville & Nashville RailroadSupreme Court of Alabama · 1877
- Ala. Great Southern R. R. v. HillSupreme Court of Alabama · 1890
- Wilkinson v. SearcySupreme Court of Alabama · 1884
- Ensley Railway Co. v. ChewningSupreme Court of Alabama · 1890
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3Cited by55 opinions
- Crawford v. StateSupreme Court of Alabama · 1895
- Birmingham Railway, Light & Power Co. v. DrennenSupreme Court of Alabama · 1911
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- Louisville & Nashville Railroad v. MarkeeSupreme Court of Alabama · 1893
- Birmingham Railway & Electric Co. v. BowersSupreme Court of Alabama · 1895
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