Thompson v. Louisville & Nashville Railroad
Supreme Court of Alabama
Appeal from the Circuit Court of Jefferson. Tried before the Hon. James B. Head. This action was brought by H. B. Thompson, as the administrator of J. R Thomas, deceased, to recover damages for personal injuries received by said decedent while in defendant’s service, and which, as alleged, caused his death; and was commenced on tire 25th February, 1888. The injuries were received on-the 22d September, 1887, while said Thomas was engaged in the defendant’s service, working as…
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Appeal from the Circuit Court of Jefferson. Tried before the Hon. James B. Head. This action was brought by H. B. Thompson, as the administrator of J. R Thomas, deceased, to recover damages for personal injuries received by said decedent while in defendant’s service, and which, as alleged, caused his death; and was commenced on tire 25th February, 1888. The injuries were received on-the 22d September, 1887, while said Thomas was engaged in the defendant’s service, working as a brakeman on a hand-car, which was under the control of one McPherson; and the accident seems to have been caused by…
1Opinion of the CourtColeman, J.
The suit is brought to recover damages for injuries alleged to have been wrongfully inflicted by the defendant on J. R. Thomas, an employé, on the 22d day of September, 1889, and from which, it is charged, the death of said employé resulted on the 29th September, 1889. The section of the Code, § 2591, under which this suit is brought, provides that the personal representative may sue, if such injury “results” in the death of the servant or employé. The section so often construed by this court provides, that the suit may be brought by th'e personal representative, to recover damages for the…
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