Allman v. Beam

LIVINGSTON, Chief Justice.

This appeal is from a judgment of the Circuit Court of Jefferson County, Alabama, Bessemer Div., in a suit claiming damages for personal injuries. There was a verdict and judgment in favor of plaintiff for $1,500.

The complaint contained only one count, and that for simple negligence, to which defendant entered a plea in short by consent. As a defense, the defendant .in the court below relied on contributory negligence of the appellee.

It is undisputed that the appellee was going to work on the morning of the 9th day of November, 1956, at about 6:30 a. m., and was…