Legal Opinion

Maddox v. Ennis

Supreme Court of Alabama

Decided November 29, 1962No. 4 Div. 127PublishedCited by 11 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

MERRILL, Justice.

This is an appeal from a judgment for defendant in an automobile damage suit.

The accident occurred on a street in Elba at the noon hour. Four cars were proceeding easterly in the right lane of traffic at ten or fifteen miles per hour. Car No. 1, driven by Mrs. Johnson, stopped for pedestrians using a crosswalk. Car No. 2, driven by Hanchey, stopped behind Car No. 1, and Car No. 3, driven by defendantappellee, stopped behind Car No. 2. Car No. 4, in which plaintiff-appellant was riding as a passenger, was driven by plaintiff’s brother-in-law Devane. Car No. 4 struck the rear…

2Cases cited3 opinions

  1. Southworth v. SheaSupreme Court of Alabama · 1901
  2. Morris v. Corona Coal Co.Supreme Court of Alabama · 1926
  3. Cole v. Louisville & Nashville Railroad CompanySupreme Court of Alabama · 1957

3Cited by11 opinions

  1. Central of Georgia Railway Company v. SteedSupreme Court of Alabama · 1971
  2. TG&Y STORES v. AtchleySupreme Court of Alabama · 1982
  3. Peevy v. Alabama Power Co.Supreme Court of Alabama · 1981
  4. Shanklin v. New Pilgrim Towers, L.P.Court of Civil Appeals of Alabama · 2010
  5. Barnes v. BurkeCourt of Civil Appeals of Alabama · 1970

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