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Alabama Power Company v. King

Supreme Court of Alabama

Decided June 2, 1966No. 6 Div. 275, 275-APublishedCited by 19 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

HARWOOD,. Justice.

This appeal pertains to separate judgments in favor of two respective plaintiffs and against the three joint defendants, the cases having by agreement been tried together in the court below.

In the suit below Jessie King sought damages for the destruction of a house he owned in Blount County, Alabama. The defendants were the Alabama Power Company, and the drivers of two automobiles, James Cordell Harvey, and James C. Quinn. The jury trial resulted in a general verdict against the three defendants, damages being fixed at $8,000.

Frank Helton who occupied the house as a tenant,…

2Cases cited25 opinions

  1. Birmingham Railway, Light & Power Co. v. GonzalezSupreme Court of Alabama · 1913
  2. B'ham Ry. L. & P. Co. v. BarrettSupreme Court of Alabama · 1912
  3. City of Tuscaloosa v. FairSupreme Court of Alabama · 1936
  4. Alabama Baptist Hospital Board v. CarterSupreme Court of Alabama · 1932
  5. Alabama Power Co. v. BerrySupreme Court of Alabama · 1950

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3Cited by19 opinions

  1. Autry v. Roebuck Park Baptist ChurchSupreme Court of Alabama · 1969
  2. Sealy v. McElroySupreme Court of Alabama · 1972
  3. Hand v. ButtsSupreme Court of Alabama · 1972
  4. Southern Minerals Company v. BarrettSupreme Court of Alabama · 1967
  5. Cp & B Enterprises, Inc. v. Mellert.Supreme Court of Alabama · 2000

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