Broyles v. Central of Georgia Railway Co.
Supreme Court of Alabama
Appear from Birmingham City Court. Heard before Hon. H. A. Sharpe. Action by Mrs. Mamie Broyles against the Central of Georgia Railway Company. ■ Prom a judgment for defendant, plaintiff appeals.
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Appear from Birmingham City Court. Heard before Hon. H. A. Sharpe. Action by Mrs. Mamie Broyles against the Central of Georgia Railway Company. ■ Prom a judgment for defendant, plaintiff appeals. The complaint was: as follows: Count 2: “Plaintiff claims of the defendant the like sum of ¡§20,000 as damages, for that heretofore, to wit, on or about the 14th day of November, 1906, the defendant was engaged in carrying passengers for hire between Birmingham, Ala., and Montezuma, Ga.; that on or about said date the plaintiff entered a car on one of defendant’s train, in the city of Birmingham,…
1Opinion of the CourtEvans, J.
This action was brought by the appellant, Mrs. Mamie Broyles, against appellee, the Central of Georgia Railway Company, seeking damages for personal injuries sustained by her while on one of the regular passenger trains of defendant en route from Birmingham, Ala., to Montezuma, Ga. The train was derailed at Kellyton, Ala., and plaintiff sustained injuries by reason thereof. There are 22 assignments of error by appellant to the rulings of the court below upon the pleadings and the evidence.
The demurrer to the second count of complaint was properly sustained. Said count charges only simple…
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