Alabama Great Southern Railroad v. Robinson
Supreme Court of Alabama
Appeal from' Birmingham City Court. Action by Mrs. Laura B. Robinson against the Alabama Great Southern Railroad Company for damage for injury to her while a passenger. Judgment for plaintiff, and defendant appeals.
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Appeal from' Birmingham City Court. Action by Mrs. Laura B. Robinson against the Alabama Great Southern Railroad Company for damage for injury to her while a passenger. Judgment for plaintiff, and defendant appeals. The following is count 1: “Plaintiff claims of defendant $5,000 as damages for that heretofore, to wit, on the 4th day of July, 1911, defendant was a common carrier of passengers for hire and reward by means of a train upon a railway from a point in Alabama, to wit, York, to another point in said state, to wit, Attalla; that on said day, while plaintiff was being carried by the…
1Opinion of the CourtAnderson, J.
— Count 1 of the complaint sufficiently charges the breach of duty owing the plaintiff as a passenger resulting from a negligent failure to safely carry her as a passenger as it had contracted to do. If she was imprisoned in the toilet provided for passengers on account of a defect in the lock or fastenings of the door so that she could not open said door, and she thereby suffered pain or discomfort, her injuries Avould as much result from a failure to safely transport her as a passenger as if she received physical hurt or suffered pain through any other source Avhich constituted a breach of…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Ala. Great Southern R. R. v. HillSupreme Court of Alabama · 1890
- Louisville & Nashville Railroad v. Sullivan Timber Co.Supreme Court of Alabama · 1899
- Birmingham R. L. & P. Co. v. SaxonSupreme Court of Alabama · 1912
- Brown v. MasterSupreme Court of Alabama · 1894
- Marx Bros. v. LeinkauffSupreme Court of Alabama · 1890
3Cited by33 opinions
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- Allen v. Birmingham Southern R. Co.Supreme Court of Alabama · 1923
- Birmingham Ry., Light & Power Co. v. MilbratSupreme Court of Alabama · 1917
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