Louisville & Nashville Railroad v. Banks
Supreme Court of Alabama
Appeal from the Circuit Cuurt of Morgan. Tried before the Hon. H. C. Speake. This action was brought by the appellee, John T. Banks, as the administrator of the estate of W. A. Thomas, deceased, against the appellant, the Louisville & Nashville Railroad Company, to recover damages for the killing of the plaintiff’s intestate, alleged to have been caused by the negligence of the defendant. . The action was originally brought against the present appellant-jointly with the…
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Appeal from the Circuit Cuurt of Morgan. Tried before the Hon. H. C. Speake. This action was brought by the appellee, John T. Banks, as the administrator of the estate of W. A. Thomas, deceased, against the appellant, the Louisville & Nashville Railroad Company, to recover damages for the killing of the plaintiff’s intestate, alleged to have been caused by the negligence of the defendant. . The action was originally brought against the present appellant-jointly with the Memphis & Charleston Railroad Company,, the East Tennessee, Virginia & Georgia Railroad Company and the Mayor & Council of…
1Opinion of the CourtHaralson, J.
There was much pleading in this case, but the view we take of it relieves us of the necessity to review the rulings of the court thereon.
The case was tried on the pleas of not guilty and contributory negligence on the part of the plaintiff’s intestate ; and to these issues we confine our investigations.
1. The duties that railroad companies owe to their, émployés in respect to low bridges has received such careful consideration at the hands of. this court, .in thp opinion of the late Chief Justice Stone, in the case of the Louisville & Nashville Railroad Co. v. Hall, 87 Ala. *514708 — a case…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Ga. Pacific Railway Co. v. LeeSupreme Court of Alabama · 1890
- Geo. Pacific Railway Co. v. DavisSupreme Court of Alabama · 1890
- Louisville & Nashville Railroad v. HallSupreme Court of Alabama · 1888
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- Birmingham Railway & Electric Co. v. AllenSupreme Court of Alabama · 1892
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