Sloss-Sheffield Steel & I. Co. v. Capps
Supreme Court of Alabama
Appeal from Bessemer City Court. Heard before Hon. J. C. B. Gwin. Action by Arthur Capps, by his next friend, against the Sloss-Sheffield Steel & Iron Company. From a judgment for plaintiff, defendant appeals. The allegations of the sixth count sufficiently appear from the opinion.- The seventh count was based upon subdivision 1 of the.
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Appeal from Bessemer City Court. Heard before Hon. J. C. B. Gwin. Action by Arthur Capps, by his next friend, against the Sloss-Sheffield Steel & Iron Company. From a judgment for plaintiff, defendant appeals. The allegations of the sixth count sufficiently appear from the opinion.- The seventh count was based upon subdivision 1 of the. Employer’s Liability Act; but the negligence alleged was that the cable or rope attached to the said car, and used for the purpose of pulling the same out of said mine, was so defectively constructed that it pulled the said car sideways off the track upon…
1Opinion of the CourtMayfield, J.
The plaintiff is a minor, and sues by next friend, under the Employer’s Liability Act (Code 1907, §§ 3910-3913), to recover damages for personal injuries received and suffered by him, while in the employ of defendant (appellant), in its mine, as a chain boy, in. consequence of the derailment of a tram car on which he was riding. The trial resulted in a verdict and judgment for $800.
It is first insisted by appellant that the sixth count of the complaint was insufficient, as was pointed out by its demurrer.
This count is drawn under the first subdivision of the Employers’ Liability Act, and…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Tennessee Coal, Iron & R. R. v. SmithSupreme Court of Alabama · 1911
- Mary Lee Coal & Railway Co. v. ChamblissSupreme Court of Alabama · 1892
- Sloss-Sheffield S. & I. Co. v. LollarSupreme Court of Alabama · 1910
- Sloss-Sheffield, Steel & Iron Co. v. HutchinsonSupreme Court of Alabama · 1905
3Cited by4 opinions
- Clinton Mining Co. v. BradfordSupreme Court of Alabama · 1917
- Dwight Manufacturing Co. v. HolmesSupreme Court of Alabama · 1916
- Rushton v. McLaughlinSupreme Court of Alabama · 1925
- Stephenson v. HarrisSupreme Court of Alabama · 1907