Alabama City G. & A. Ry. Co. v. Bessiere
Supreme Court of Alabama
Appeal from Gadsden City Court. Heard before Hon. John H. Disque. Action by Leonie Bessiere as administratrix, against the Alabama City, Gadsden & Attalla Railway Company, for damages for the death of her intestate. Judgment for plaintiff and defendant appeals. The facts and the pleadings are sufficiently stated in the opinion in this appeal and the other appeals referred to in the opinion.
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Appeal from Gadsden City Court. Heard before Hon. John H. Disque. Action by Leonie Bessiere as administratrix, against the Alabama City, Gadsden & Attalla Railway Company, for damages for the death of her intestate. Judgment for plaintiff and defendant appeals. The facts and the pleadings are sufficiently stated in the opinion in this appeal and the other appeals referred to in the opinion. Assignments of error referred to in the opinion are as follows: The court erred in overruling appellant’s objection to the question to Mr. West: “About how far, in your experience as a motorman, before…
1Opinion of the CourtMcCLELLAN, J.
Previous appeals of this litigation will be found reported in 179 Ala. 317, 61 South. 82, and in 190 Ala. 59, 66 South. 805. On the last trial the only issues, tendered by the complaint, submitted to the jury were those raised, by the averments of count 12 as amended. It is correctly reproduced on page 60 of 190 Ala., 66 South. 805, except the words “at a great rate of speed and in darkness” were eliminated by amendment. It is now unnecessary to repeat the statement of the controversy sufficiently shown in the previous reports of the appeals. It will be sufficient to say at this time that the…
2Cases cited13 opinions
- Parrish v. StateSupreme Court of Alabama · 1903
- Birmingham R. L. & P. Co. v. SaxonSupreme Court of Alabama · 1912
- Alabama Consolidated Coal & Iron Co. v. HealdSupreme Court of Alabama · 1910
- Bessierre v. Ala. City G. & A. R. R.Supreme Court of Alabama · 1912
- Long Distance Telephone & Telegraph Co. v. SchmidtSupreme Court of Alabama · 1908
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- American Ry. Express Co. v. Mobile Importing & Trading Co.Supreme Court of Alabama · 1926
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