Moon v. Hines
Supreme Court of Alabama
Appeal from Circuit Court, Coosa County; E. J. Garrison, Judge. Action by Jacob Moon by his next friend against Walker D. Hines, Director General of Railroads, operating the Central of Georgia Railroad Company. Judgment for defendant, and plaintiff appeals.
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Appeal from Circuit Court, Coosa County; E. J. Garrison, Judge. Action by Jacob Moon by his next friend against Walker D. Hines, Director General of Railroads, operating the Central of Georgia Railroad Company. Judgment for defendant, and plaintiff appeals. Counsel insist that the court erred in giving the general affirmative charge fpr the defendant as to count 2 and in overruling plaintiff’s motion for new trial, and in support thereof cites the following authority: 144 Ala. 373, 39 South. 654; 132 Ala. 471, 31 South. 573; 121 Ala. 221, 25 South. 609. In support of the ruling of the court,…
1Opinion of the CourtThomas, J.
The suit was for personal ■injury sustained on September 30, 1918. The complaint, filed March 12, 1919, contained counts for simple negligence and for willful, wanton, and intentional conduct. The trial was had on March 23, 1920, when the court gave the affirmative charge in writing at defendant’s request, as to the latter count. There was verdict and judgment for the sole defendant, Walker D. Hines, as Director General of Railroads of the United States, successor in office to William G. McAdoo.
The pleas were of the general issue as to both counts, and contributory negligence in answer to the…
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