Watford v. Ala-Fla. Lumber Co.
Supreme Court of Alabama
Action for Damage for Injury to Employe. Appeal from Geneva Circuit Court. Heard before Hon. H. A. Pearce. Action by A. L. Watford against the Alabama & Florida Lumber Company. From a judgment for defendant, plaintiff appeals. Action for damages for injury to an employe happening at the sawmill of defendant in the state of Florida. It is unnecessary to set out the first count.
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Action for Damage for Injury to Employe. Appeal from Geneva Circuit Court. Heard before Hon. H. A. Pearce. Action by A. L. Watford against the Alabama & Florida Lumber Company. From a judgment for defendant, plaintiff appeals. Action for damages for injury to an employe happening at the sawmill of defendant in the state of Florida. It is unnecessary to set out the first count. The second count is as follows: “Plaintiff claims of the defendant the sum of $1,900 as damages, for that, whereas, the defendant was, on or about the 11th day of June, 1904, operating a sawmill at Noma in the state of…
1Opinion of the CourtAnderson, J.
The defendant, being a domestic corporation, was suable in this state, although the tort complained of was an injury sustained by the plaintiff in the state of Florida. The cause of action is transitory in its nature, and may be enforced in the courts of this state, where the defendant corporation has its domicile, and where jurisdiction of its person may he lawfully *183obtained. — Helton v. Ala. Midland R. R. Co., 97 Ala. 275, 12 South. 276; Dennick v. Railway Co., 103 U. S. 11, 26 L. Ed. 439.
There can he no recovery in Alabama for injuries to the person sustained in another state, unless…
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- Dennick v. Railroad Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1881
- Norris v. HarrisCalifornia Supreme Court · 1860
- McCarthy v. Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific RailroadSupreme Court of Kansas · 1877
- Alabama Great Southern Railroad v. CarrollSupreme Court of Alabama · 1892
- Helton v. Alabama Midland RailroadSupreme Court of Alabama · 1892
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