Legal Opinion
Hays v. Deaton Truck Line, Inc.
Supreme Court of Alabama
Decided January 12, 1956No. 6 Div. 834PublishedCited by 19 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SIMPSON, Justice.
This is an appeal from a judgment of nonsuit suffered by the plaintiff after the court sustained the demurrers of the defendants to the complaint.
Suit arose out of an accident involving the automobile of the plaintiff and a truck owned by the defendant Compton while under lease to defendant Deaton Truck Line, Inc. The complaint as amended— Count A in simple negligence, Count B in wantonness — alleges that on December 4, 1953, the truck involved was owned by Compton and driven by John McWhorter under lease for hauling motor freight for Deaton Truck Line; that on December 3…
2Cases cited14 opinions
- Southwest Dairy Products Co. v. DefratesTexas Supreme Court · 1939
- Mobile Pure Milk Co. v. ColemanSupreme Court of Alabama · 1935
- Stevens v. Deaton Truck Line, Inc.Supreme Court of Alabama · 1951
- United States Steel Co. v. ButlerSupreme Court of Alabama · 1953
- Deaton Truck Line, Inc. v. AckerSupreme Court of Alabama · 1954
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3Cited by19 opinions
- Stapleton v. Superior CourtCalifornia Supreme Court · 1968
- Cox v. Howard Hall CompanySupreme Court of Alabama · 1972
- Craig v. Decatur Petroleum Haulers, Inc.Court of Civil Appeals of Alabama · 1976
- Harbour v. Colonial Fast Freight Lines, Inc.Supreme Court of Alabama · 1976
- Sawyer v. Chevron U.S.A., Inc.Supreme Court of Alabama · 1982
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