Legal Opinion
Kingry v. McCardle
Supreme Court of Alabama
Decided October 31, 1957No. 4 Div. 857PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
LIVINGSTON, Chief Justice.
This is an action to recover damages for personal injuries received in an automobile collision. The defendant filed pleas of contributory negligence and recoupment, and sought to recover for damages sustained in the same automobile collision. The suit, tried before the Circuit Court of Houston County, Alabama, resulted in a general verdict for the plaintiff and damages were awarded in the sum of $8,500. From this judgment, the defendant has now duly appealed.
The complaint, consisting of two counts, is in pertinent part, as follows:
Count 1. “The Plaintiff claims of…
2Cases cited21 opinions
- Southern Natural Gas Co. v. DavidsonSupreme Court of Alabama · 1932
- Louisville & Nashville Railroad v. DavisSupreme Court of Alabama · 1890
- Alabama Fuel & Iron Co. v. BushSupreme Court of Alabama · 1920
- Jones v. StateSupreme Court of Alabama · 1937
- Cartwright v. HughesSupreme Court of Alabama · 1933
16 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.
3Cited by5 opinions
- Westbrook v. GibbsSupreme Court of Alabama · 1970
- Taylor v. ThompsonSupreme Court of Alabama · 1960
- Robinson v. HarrisSupreme Court of Alabama · 1979
- Nagem v. City of Phenix CityCourt of Criminal Appeals of Alabama · 1986
- Belew v. NelsonCourt of Civil Appeals of Alabama · 2005