Legal Opinion

Evans v. Avery

Supreme Court of Alabama

Decided May 25, 1961No. 2 Div. 421PublishedCited by 14 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

SIMPSON, Justice.

This is an appeal from a judgment of the Circuit Court of Greene County, Alabama wherein appellant’s demurrer to appellees’ plea in bar was overruled and the cause dismissed.

Appellant, Helen Inez Evans, as administratrix of the estate of James Glenn Anderton, deceased, sued appellees in Mississippi for damages for the wrongful death of her intestate pursuant to § 1453, Title 10, Miss. Code 1942.

In the final judgment the Alabama court set out its findings of fact. Briefly they are: On July 28, 1958, the deceased was an employee of appellees, who were doing business as Columbus…

2Cases cited9 opinions

  1. Walters v. BlackledgeMississippi Supreme Court · 1954
  2. Metcalf v. Department of Industrial RelationsSupreme Court of Alabama · 1944
  3. MOSLEY v. JonesMississippi Supreme Court · 1955
  4. Nowell v. HARRISMississippi Supreme Court · 1953
  5. Union Mut. Ins. Co. v. RobinsonSupreme Court of Alabama · 1927

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3Cited by14 opinions

  1. Edwards v. StateSupreme Court of Alabama · 1971
  2. Coleman v. EstesSupreme Court of Alabama · 1967
  3. Cooper v. AdamsSupreme Court of Alabama · 1975
  4. Taylor v. CROSBY FOREST PRODUCTS COMPANYMississippi Supreme Court · 1967
  5. Dunaway v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Alabama · 1973

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