Barks v. Jefferson County
Supreme Court of Alabama
Appeal from Jefferson City Court. Tried before Hon. H. A. Sharpe. Tbe facts of this case are sufficiently stated in tbe opinion. Upon tbe introduction of all tbe evidence, tbe court at the request of tbe defendant gave the general affirmative charge in its behalf. To tbe giving of this charge tbe plaintiff duly excepted. There were verdict and judgment for defendant.
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Appeal from Jefferson City Court. Tried before Hon. H. A. Sharpe. Tbe facts of this case are sufficiently stated in tbe opinion. Upon tbe introduction of all tbe evidence, tbe court at the request of tbe defendant gave the general affirmative charge in its behalf. To tbe giving of this charge tbe plaintiff duly excepted. There were verdict and judgment for defendant. Tbe plaintiff appeals, and assigns as error tbe ruling of tbe court in giving the general affirmative charge requested by tbe defendant. Tbe power conferred by statute upon tbe Court of County Commissioners to erect and repair…
1Opinion of the CourtColeman, J.
The appellant sued the county to recover damages for personal injuries sustained by the falling of a bridge in Jefferson county, erected over Village Creek. The evidence is without conflict, and shows that as plaintiff was driving over the bridge, it fell and that he was personally injured. It also shows that the bridge was, by written contract entered into in pursuance of orders and authority of the commissioners’ court of Jefferson county, constructed at a point selected by the engineer, under the instruction of the commissioners’ court, and that a road leading to and from the bridge was…
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