Southern Railway Co. v. Peters
Supreme Court of Alabama
Appeal from Jackson Circuit Court. Heard before Hon. W. W. Haralson. Action by Mit Peters against the Southern Railway Company. From a judgment for plaintiff, defendant appeals.
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Appeal from Jackson Circuit Court. Heard before Hon. W. W. Haralson. Action by Mit Peters against the Southern Railway Company. From a judgment for plaintiff, defendant appeals. The case was submitted to the jury on the following complaint: “Plaintiff * * * _ claims of defendant * * * the sum of * * for damages for personal injuries in this: That on or about October 27, 1913, defendant, Southern Railway Company, a common carrier by railroad, was engaged in commerce between some of the'states, and on said date plaintiff, Mit Peters, while he was employed by such carrier in such commerce,. and…
1Opinion of the Court
ANDERSON, C. J.—(1) The complaint in this case sufficiently sets up a cause of action under the federal Employers’ Act. It sets forth every condition under which liability arises, and sets this forth substantially in the language of the statute. — 35 Stat. L. 65, Fed. Statutes Annotated, Sup. 1909, p. 584. This is all that is required of the complaint. — Grand Trunk R. R. v. Lindsay, 233 U. S. 42, 34 Sup. Ct. 581, 58 L. Ed. 838, Ann. Cas. 1914C, 168; Seaboard Air Line R. R. v. Du Vall, 225 U. S. 477, 32 Sup. Ct. 790, 56 L. Ed. 1171; A. C. L. R. R. v. Jones, 9 Ala. App. 499, 63 South. 696.…
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