Birmingham Railway Light & Power Co. v. Girod
Supreme Court of Alabama
Appeal from Birmingham City Court. Heard before Hon. H. A. Sharpe. Action by L. N. Girod against the Birmingham Railway, Light & Power Company. From a judgment for plaintiff, defendant appeals.
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Appeal from Birmingham City Court. Heard before Hon. H. A. Sharpe. Action by L. N. Girod against the Birmingham Railway, Light & Power Company. From a judgment for plaintiff, defendant appeals. The allegations of damage in the complaint are as follows: “She was caused to fall with great force and violence, and thereby received internal injuries to her body, and was greatly shaken up, and her nervous system greatly shattered and impaired, and she was for a long time wholly confined to her bed, was permanently injured, and plaintiff was put to great expense for medicine, medical care, and…
1Opinion of the CourtMayfield, J.
This is an action by plaintiff, as a husband, for lost services due to a personal injury received by his wife, while a passenger on defendant’s electric car, in being thrown from it, while alighting at her destination, by a sudden starting or increase in speed of the car. The complaint originally consisted of three counts. The third was withdrawn by amendment. Each count charged simple negligence only.
Defendant filed six special pleas of contributory negligence. Demurrer was sustained to the second plea, charging plaintiff’s wife with negligence in riding on the platform, in violation of…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- City Delivery Co. v. HenrySupreme Court of Alabama · 1903
- Watkins v. Birmingham Railway & Electric Co.Supreme Court of Alabama · 1897
- Curran v. A. H. Stange Co.Wisconsin Supreme Court · 1898
- Hunter v. L. & N. R. R.Supreme Court of Alabama · 1907
- Ricketts v. Birmingham Street Railway Co.Supreme Court of Alabama · 1888
3Cited by12 opinions
- Parisian Co. v. WilliamsSupreme Court of Alabama · 1919
- Hamilton v. BrowningSupreme Court of Alabama · 1952
- Carangelo v. Nutmeg Farm, Inc.Supreme Court of Connecticut · 1932
- Birmingham Railway, Light & Power Co. v. HumphriesSupreme Court of Alabama · 1911
- Mobile Light R. Co. v. TherrellSupreme Court of Alabama · 1921
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