Legal Opinion

Rota v. Combs

Supreme Court of Alabama

Decided December 19, 1957No. 3 Div. 798PublishedCited by 10 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

STAKELY, Justice. .

Beulah Rota (appellant) brought this action for damages for personal injuries against Fannie Lee Combs (appellee). The action arose from an inter-sectional automobile collision. The complaint contained a count alleging simple negligence and a count alleging wantonness. The cause was submitted to the jury on Count One, the simple negligence count after the court had, by .its charge, eliminated Count Two from the jury’s consideration. The verdict and judgment were for the appellee. Appellant filed a motion for new trial which was overruled. This appeal is from that judgment.

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2Cases cited5 opinions

  1. Catlett v. Chestnut, as Exr.Supreme Court of Florida · 1933
  2. Peters v. Southern Railway Co.Supreme Court of Alabama · 1902
  3. Continental Casualty Co. v. PaulSupreme Court of Alabama · 1923
  4. King v. BrindleySupreme Court of Alabama · 1951
  5. Williams v. EllingtonSupreme Court of Alabama · 1936

3Cited by10 opinions

  1. Arrington v. Working Woman's HomeSupreme Court of Alabama · 1979
  2. Smith v. CITICORP PERSON-TO-PERSON FINANCIAL CENTERSSupreme Court of Alabama · 1985
  3. Headrick v. United Insurance Company of AmericaSupreme Court of Alabama · 1966
  4. Moore v. Merchants & Planters BankSupreme Court of Alabama · 1983
  5. Remington Arms Company, Inc. (Peters Cartridge Division) v. William W. Wilkins, Iii, a Minor, Etc.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1968

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