Legal Opinion

Bennett v. Bennett

Supreme Court of Alabama

Decided March 17, 1932No. 8 Div. 301PublishedCited by 42 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

BROWN,- J.

The complaint avers facts raising a duty on the part of the defendant not to negligently injure the plaintiff, specifying the injuries, the manner of their causation, and the date thereof, and avers that the defendant “so negligently drove or propelled said ear as to run into or against the ear driven by one Lott,” and that plaintiff’s injuries “Were proximately caused by the negligence of the defendant.” These are the essential elements of the pause of action. Bugg v. Green, 215 Ala. 343, 110 So. 718; Jones v. Keith, 223 Ala. 36, 134 So. 630; Doullut & Williams v. Hoffman, 204 Ala.…

2Cases cited18 opinions

  1. Cobb v. MaloneSupreme Court of Alabama · 1890
  2. Ala. Great Southern R. R. v. HillSupreme Court of Alabama · 1890
  3. American Ry. Express Co. v. ReidSupreme Court of Alabama · 1927
  4. Spooney v. StateSupreme Court of Alabama · 1928
  5. Leach, Harrison & Forwood v. BushSupreme Court of Alabama · 1876

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3Cited by42 opinions

  1. Brown v. GosserCourt of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1953
  2. Coffindaffer v. CoffindafferWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1978
  3. Courtney v. CourtneySupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1938
  4. Shook v. CrabbSupreme Court of Iowa · 1979
  5. W. S. Fowler Rental Equipment Company v. SkipperSupreme Court of Alabama · 1963

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