James v. Alabama Great Southern R. Co.
Supreme Court of Alabama
Appeal from Circuit Court, Jefferson County; J. C. B. Gwin, Judge. Action by Milton James against the Alabama Great Southern Railroad Company and the Louisville & Nashville Railroad Company. From a judgment for the Alabama Great Southern, and an order setting aside verdict in favor of plaintiff against the Louisville & Nashville, plaintiff appealed to Court of Appeals. Cause transferred to Supreme Court under section 6, Acts 1911, p. 449.
1Opinion of the CourtSayre, J.
Appellant sued the Alabama Great Southern Railroad Company and the Louisville & Nashville Railroad Company jointly in an action on the case, alleging that defendants had failed to deliver household goods which he had shipped from Cuba, a station on the first, to Johns, a station on the last, named railroad. Counts in trover and in detinue were joined. The court gave the general charge in favor of the Alabama Great Southern. There was a verdict for plaintiff against the Louisville & Nashville, but on motion this was set aside.
[1] We assume that demurrers to counts 5 and 6 were sustained on the…
2Cases cited2 opinions
- Austin v. BeanSupreme Court of Alabama · 1894
- Collins v. Alabama Great Southern RailroadSupreme Court of Alabama · 1893
3Cited by5 opinions
- Louisville N. R. Co. v. JamesSupreme Court of Alabama · 1920
- Ex Parte Alabama Great Southern R. Co.Supreme Court of Alabama · 1921
- Johnson v. Louisville N. R. Co.Supreme Court of Alabama · 1920
- Johnson v. Alabama Great Southern R. Co.Supreme Court of Alabama · 1919
- Louisville N. R. Co. v. JamesSupreme Court of Alabama · 1922