Legal Opinion
Lankford v. Iwong
Supreme Court of Alabama
Decided September 12, 1968No. 7 Div. 707PublishedCited by 39 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
LAWSON, Justice.
This is a suit by Lawrence W. Mong, as administrator of the estate of his deceased son, against Gerald D. Lankford to recover damages for the death of his son, who died as a result of injuries received while riding as a guest passenger in an automobile being driven by the defendant and which struck a concrete bridge abutment in Cleburne County a short distance west of Heflin.
The suit was filed under the authority of the wrongful death statute (§ 123, Title 7, Code 1940) which is designed and intended to punish negligent, wanton or intentional acts causing the death of a…
2Cases cited40 opinions
- Griffin Lumber Co. v. HarperSupreme Court of Alabama · 1946
- Duke v. GainesSupreme Court of Alabama · 1932
- Melby v. AndersonSouth Dakota Supreme Court · 1936
- Antonen v. SwansonSouth Dakota Supreme Court · 1951
- Shirley v. ShirleySupreme Court of Alabama · 1954
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3Cited by39 opinions
- Kilcrease v. HarrisSupreme Court of Alabama · 1972
- Costarides v. MillerSupreme Court of Alabama · 1979
- Lawson v. General Telephone Company of AlabamaSupreme Court of Alabama · 1972
- Bishop v. PooreSupreme Court of Alabama · 1985
- Alabama Power Co. v. BeamSupreme Court of Alabama · 1985
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