Newell Contracting Co. v. Berry

The cause of action in this case is predicated upon an alleged negligent failure of defendant to display lights on a truck parked by it on a highway in violation of the highway regulations of Alabama. Gen. Acts 1927, p. 387, § 97, Michie’s Code, § 1397(99).

It is contended that the complaint is defective, and subject to demurrer on'various grounds. Our attention is called to the fact that such regulations only apply to highways, and it is claimed that the complaint does not sufficiently show that the occurrence was on a highway. It alleges that it was “on the Jackson Highway in Lauderdale…