Birmingham Railway, Light & Power Co. v. Brantley
Supreme Court of Alabama
Appeal from tlie Circuit Court of Jefferson. Tried before tlie I-Ion. A. A. Coleman. This actioni was brought ,by the appellee, Fannie Brantley, against the appellant, the Birmingham Railway, Light & Power Co., to recover damages for personal injuries, the plaintiff claiming flO1,000.00. The complaint contained four counts. The 1st .and 4th counts charged simply negligence.
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Appeal from tlie Circuit Court of Jefferson. Tried before tlie I-Ion. A. A. Coleman. This actioni was brought ,by the appellee, Fannie Brantley, against the appellant, the Birmingham Railway, Light & Power Co., to recover damages for personal injuries, the plaintiff claiming flO1,000.00. The complaint contained four counts. The 1st .and 4th counts charged simply negligence. The 2nd count charged that the injuries complained of were inflicted upon the plaintiff by the wanton, willful or intentional negligence of the defendant, in the running and operating of its said cars at the time and place…
1Opinion of the CourtSharpe, J.
This action is on account of personal injuries sustained by plaintiff in being knocked from a wagon by a car operated by defendant on a street of the city of Birmingham. The complaint consists of four counts to all of which was pleaded the general issue and a plea setting up contributory negligence on the part of the plaintiff. Issues were joined and the case tried on these pleas. Assignments of error are predicated solely of rulings on demurrers to the complaint and of the giv*619ing and refusal of charges. The assignments relating to demurrers and those based on the refusal of charges numbered…
2Cases cited5 opinions
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