Louisville & Nashville R. R. v. Kelly
Supreme Court of Alabama
Appeal from Morgan Circuit Court. Heard before Hon. Robert C. Brickell. Action by Cora Kelley against the Louisville & Nashville Railroad Company for damages she received in a runaway alleged to have been caused by the negligent emission of steam and noises from one of defendant’s locomotives. Judgment for plaintiff and defendant appeals.
1Opinion of the CourtMayfield, J.
The action is to recover damages as for personal injuries suffered by plaintiff, in consequence of being thrown from a buggy in which she was riding. The action is founded on negligence of the defendant’s agents, in frightening the horse which plaintiff was driving, thereby causing him to run away, throwing plaintiff out of the buggy, and inflicting the injuries complained of. The allegation of negligence in the third count is that: “While plaintiff was so, as aforesaid, driving along said street or thoroughfare, and while she was driving under said railroad track, some agent or servant of…
2Cases cited10 opinions
- Stanton v. Louisville & Nashville RailroadSupreme Court of Alabama · 1890
- Southern Railway Co. v. CrawfordSupreme Court of Alabama · 1909
- Alabama Great Southern Railroad v. FultonSupreme Court of Alabama · 1905
- Alabama Consolidated Coal & Iron Co. v. CowdenSupreme Court of Alabama · 1911
- Wilson v. Louisville & Nashville R. R.Supreme Court of Alabama · 1906
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