Legal Opinion
Britt v. Daniel
Supreme Court of Alabama
Decided February 28, 1935No. 3 Div. 120PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
THOMAS, Justice.
The appeal challenges the action of the trial court in setting aside the verdict and granting a new trial at plaintiff’s instance.
The suit was for personal injury and property damage growing out of an automobile collision. The trial was had on count 2; and the other pleadings were in short by consent.
The burden is on the plaintiff to show by the evidence the causal connection between the negligence averred and the injury of which complaint is made. Stowers v. Dwight Mfg. Co., 202 Ala. 252, 80 So. 90; Carter v. Ne-Hi Bottling Co., 226 Ala. 324, 146 So. 821.
It is established…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Buffalo Rock Co. v. DavisSupreme Court of Alabama · 1934
- Kelly v. HanwickSupreme Court of Alabama · 1934
- Stowers v. Dwight Mfg. Co.Supreme Court of Alabama · 1918
- Stephens v. WalkerSupreme Court of Alabama · 1928
- Carter v. Ne-Hi Bottling Co.Supreme Court of Alabama · 1933
3Cited by9 opinions
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- Pan American Petroleum Corporation v. ParkerSupreme Court of Alabama · 1935
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