Southern Ry. Co. v. Chambless
Alabama Court of Appeals
Appeal from Jackson Circuit Court. Heard before Hon. James E. Blackwood. Action by J. L. Cbambless and another against the Southern Railway Company for killing a horse. Judgment for plaintiffs and defendant appeals. No brief reached the Reporter. No brief reached the Reporter.
1Opinion of the CourtWalker, P. J.
This was an action by the appellees to recover damages for the killing of a mare, alleged to be their property, by a locomotive of the appellant. The evidence showed that one of the appellees (plaintiff below) had been the sole owner of the mare, and was in possession of it at the time it was killed, prior to that time having included it in a mortgage to the other appellee, the law day of which had passed; the mortgagee allowing the mortgaged property to be retained by the mortgagor, who had paid interest on the mortgage debt.
The appellant contends that the general affirmative charge…
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- Southern Railway Co. v. PenneySupreme Court of Alabama · 1909
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