Bessemer Coal, Iron & Land Co. v. Doak
Supreme Court of Alabama
Action for Damages for Betting off Explosive Near House Appeal from Bibb Circuit Court. Heard before Hon. B. M. Miller. Action by Jennie Doali against the Bessemer Coal, Iron & Land Company and others. Judgment for plaintiff, and defendants appeal. This was an action begun by appellee against appellant, J. S. Griffin, and J. A. McKinney to recover damages, for personal injury resulting from setting off a blast of powder so near to plaintiff’s house as to severely injure her.
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Action for Damages for Betting off Explosive Near House Appeal from Bibb Circuit Court. Heard before Hon. B. M. Miller. Action by Jennie Doali against the Bessemer Coal, Iron & Land Company and others. Judgment for plaintiff, and defendants appeal. This was an action begun by appellee against appellant, J. S. Griffin, and J. A. McKinney to recover damages, for personal injury resulting from setting off a blast of powder so near to plaintiff’s house as to severely injure her. The fourth count of the complaint is as follows: “Plaintiff claims of the defendant the further sum of twenty thousand…
1Opinion of the CourtSimpson, J.
This was an action brought by ap-pellee against the appellants, Bessemer Goal, Iron & Land Oompany and J. S. Griffin and J. A. McKinney, who are alleged to be employes of or contractors for Said company. McKinney not being found, the suit abated as to him. The wrong complained of is the negligent, or willful, wanton, or intentional, explosion of powder, dynamite, etc., or other explosives so near the dAvelling of plaintiff as to cause shock and injury to her. Assignments of error are made separately by the appellants.
The first assignment insisted on by counsel for appellant Bessemer Coal,…
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