Legal Opinion

McGowin v. Howard

Supreme Court of Alabama

Decided June 17, 1948No. 5 Div. 450PublishedCited by 25 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

FOSTER, Justice.

When this case was here on former appeal, it had been tried on one count which alleged that defendant had employed Bullard to operate one of its trucks in and about the operation of its sawmill, and for his own pleasure and entertainment, well knowing that he was a careless, indifferent, heedless and reckless driver of it, and that in his hands it was a dangerous and deadly agency, and while intoxicated was driving said truck along a public highway in a wild and reckless manner and negligently ran said truck over and against plaintiff’s intestate, from which he died. McGowin…

2Cases cited19 opinions

  1. Parker v. WilsonSupreme Court of Alabama · 1912
  2. Gardiner v. SolomonSupreme Court of Alabama · 1917
  3. Williamson v. Eclipse Motor Lines, Inc.Ohio Supreme Court · 1945
  4. First National Bank v. ChandlerSupreme Court of Alabama · 1905
  5. Rush v. McDonnellSupreme Court of Alabama · 1925

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3Cited by25 opinions

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  3. Edwards v. ValentineSupreme Court of Alabama · 2005
  4. Keller v. KiedingerSupreme Court of Alabama · 1980
  5. Syah v. JohnsonCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1966

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