Legal Opinion

Pollard v. Rogers

Supreme Court of Alabama

Decided April 15, 1937No. 5 Div. 243PublishedCited by 48 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

THOMAS, Justice.

This suit, brought by appellee, J. A. Rogers, against appellant, H. D. Pollard, as receiver of the Central of Georgia Railway Company, was for personal injuries and damages sustained as the result of plaintiff’s automobile truck being “run against by a train * * * operated by the defendants.”

The trial was had on the simple negligence counts, resulting in a judgment for the plaintiff.

Defendant’s motion for a new trial was overruled, and from that ruling of the court this appeal is prosecuted, for error is assigned predicated thereon.

It is elementary that the general affirmative…

2Cases cited74 opinions

  1. McMillan v. AikenSupreme Court of Alabama · 1920
  2. Roan v. StateSupreme Court of Alabama · 1932
  3. South & North Ala. Railroad v. McLendonSupreme Court of Alabama · 1879
  4. Gassenheimer v. StateSupreme Court of Alabama · 1875
  5. Campbell v. StateSupreme Court of Alabama · 1853

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3Cited by48 opinions

  1. Wilson v. StateSupreme Court of Alabama · 1942
  2. Kilcrease v. HarrisSupreme Court of Alabama · 1972
  3. Knight v. StateSupreme Court of Alabama · 1962
  4. Daniels v. StateSupreme Court of Alabama · 1943
  5. Alabama Power Company v. SmithSupreme Court of Alabama · 1962

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