Ala. Great Southern R. R. v. Hill
Supreme Court of Alabama
Appeal from the City Court of Birmingham. Tried before Hon. II. A. Sharpe. This action was brought by Miss Nellie O. Hill against the appellant corporation, to recover damages for personal injuries sustained by plaintiff while travelling as a passenger on the defendant’s road on the 27th September, 1887; and was commenced on the 7th February, 1888. The cause was tried on issue joined on the plea of not guilty, and resulted in a verdict for plaintiff, for $8,000. There are…
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Appeal from the City Court of Birmingham. Tried before Hon. II. A. Sharpe. This action was brought by Miss Nellie O. Hill against the appellant corporation, to recover damages for personal injuries sustained by plaintiff while travelling as a passenger on the defendant’s road on the 27th September, 1887; and was commenced on the 7th February, 1888. The cause was tried on issue joined on the plea of not guilty, and resulted in a verdict for plaintiff, for $8,000. There are forty assignments of error, founded on all the rulings of the court adverse to the defendant. The-principal question in…
1Opinion of the CourtMcCLELLAN, J.
This is an aption for personal injuries alleged to have been sustained by the plaintiff, in consequence of defendant’s negligence, whereby a car, on which plaintiff was being carried as a passenger, was derailed and overturned. The injuries chiefly complained of, and relied on for the recovery which was sought and had in the court below, are alleged to be internal and permanent in their nature, and very grievous, painful and dangerous. Neither the fact of their infliction, nor their extent, character, or probable consequences, were determinable, except by expert examination of the…
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