Alabama Great Southern Ry. Co. v. Norrell

The suit was upon count 5, 'by the administrator of the deceased, for death from personal injury, the result of a head-on collision between .two of defendant’s motorcars engaged in interstate commerce. Special damages were claimed for “the loss of the care, attention, instruction, training, advice and guidance which they would have received during their minority from their father, Robert Norrell, if he had not been killed as aforesaid.” The defendant’s pleas were the general issue and assumption of risk.

The complaint, alleging that deceased was an employee of defendant and engaged in the…