Southern Railway Co. v. Norwood
Supreme Court of Alabama
Appeal from Morgan Law and Equity Court. Heard before Hon. Thomas W. Wert. Action by Eliza Norwood against the Southern Railway Company for damages for injuries sustained while alighting from one of its passenger trains. Judgment for plaintiff and defendant appeals.
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Appeal from Morgan Law and Equity Court. Heard before Hon. Thomas W. Wert. Action by Eliza Norwood against the Southern Railway Company for damages for injuries sustained while alighting from one of its passenger trains. Judgment for plaintiff and defendant appeals. The substance of the evidence as bearing upon the matters discussed in the opinion was as follows: as a witness, plaintiff stated among other things, the following : when the train reached Courtland it stopped a little while. * * * I knew that the place where he stopped was Courtland and I knew that it was my destination. * * * I…
1Opinion of the Court
SOMERVILLE, J. —
The gravamen of the complaint is that plaintiff, a woman of 35 years of age, and a passenger on defendant’s train from Trinity to Courtland, was thrown off the train to the ground and injured by reason of the negligent operation of the train by defendant’s servants.
Plaintiff’s whole case is comprehended in her testimonial statement that after the train stopped at the Courtland station she went to the train door and, just as she started out on the top step with her hand on the railing, “the train started off with a jerk,” breaking her hold, and throwing her to the ground.
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