Legal Opinion

Western Railway of Alabama v. Brown

Supreme Court of Alabama

Decided February 23, 1967No. 5 Div. 793PublishedCited by 15 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

COLEMAN, Justice.

Defendant appeals from a judgment for plaintiff in an action for personal injury allegedly suffered by plaintiff when she got off defendant’s train on which she had been riding as a passenger.

Defendant argues in support of nineteen grounds for reversal.

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Defendant says the judgment should be be reversed because the court erred in refusing affirmative charges requested in writing by defendant. Defendant says it was entitled to such charges for three different reasons, first, because the proof failed to sustain the allegations of the complaint.

The complaint contained two counts.…

2Cases cited39 opinions

  1. Southern Ry. Co. v. DicksonSupreme Court of Alabama · 1924
  2. Savell v. Southern Ry. Co.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1937
  3. Johnson v. Birmingham Railway L. & P. Co.Supreme Court of Alabama · 1907
  4. Alabama City G. & A. Ry. Co. v. HealdSupreme Court of Alabama · 1912
  5. Drakulich v. Industrial CommissionOhio Supreme Court · 1940

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3Cited by15 opinions

  1. Gautney v. StateSupreme Court of Alabama · 1969
  2. Nettles v. BishopSupreme Court of Alabama · 1972
  3. Associates Financial Services Co., Inc. v. First National BankSupreme Court of Alabama · 1974
  4. Goldman v. JamesonSupreme Court of Alabama · 1973
  5. Hartford Accident and Indemnity Co. v. OglesbySupreme Court of Alabama · 1975

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