Gorum v. Samuel

The appellant, acting in his fiduciary capacity as administrator of the estate of Joseph Baker, deceased, filed suit in the circuit court of Escambia County, Alabama, to recover judgment for damages against defendant (appellee here). The complaint alleged that the defendant operated an automobile against the person of plaintiff’s intestate, thereby inflicting injuries which caused his death. The jury returned a verdict for the defendant. Appellant appeals from a purported judgment rendered on the verdict of jury and entered on the minutes of the court.

The first transcript filed here has the…