Louisville & Nashville Railroad v. Hall
Supreme Court of Alabama
Appear from the City Court of Mobile. Tried before the Hon. O. J. Semmes. This action was brought by Wallace (not William) G. Hall, a minor, suing by his next friend, against the Louisville & Nashville Railroad Company, to recover damages for personal injuries sustained by plaintiff while in defendant’s employment as a brakeman; and was commenced on the 28th February, 1888. The accident occurred on the night of October 26th, 1887, when plaintiff being on the top of one of…
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Appear from the City Court of Mobile. Tried before the Hon. O. J. Semmes. This action was brought by Wallace (not William) G. Hall, a minor, suing by his next friend, against the Louisville & Nashville Railroad Company, to recover damages for personal injuries sustained by plaintiff while in defendant’s employment as a brakeman; and was commenced on the 28th February, 1888. The accident occurred on the night of October 26th, 1887, when plaintiff being on the top of one of the defendant’s freight cars in the discharge of his duties as brakeman, was struck by the timbers of a bridge overhead,…
1Opinion of the CourtStone, C. J.
When this case was before us at a former term—87 Ala. 708—we ruled on demurrers to the several counts of the complaint, and pointed out defects in each of them. The imperfections in several of them were slight. When the case returned to the City Court, the first, sixth, and ninth counts were so amended as to conform to our views. Demurrers were interposed to the amended counts, re-assigning many of the grounds assigned to the originals, and adding new ones. These demurrers were overruled, and we think rightly. Each of these counts, as amended, presents a prima facie cause of action within the…
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