Greenwood Cafe v. Lovinggood
Supreme Court of Alabama
APPEAL-from Jefferson Circuit Court. Heard before Hon. E. C. Crow. Action by J. T. Lovinggood against the Greenwood Cafe. From a judgment for plaintiff, defendant appeals.
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APPEAL-from Jefferson Circuit Court. Heard before Hon. E. C. Crow. Action by J. T. Lovinggood against the Greenwood Cafe. From a judgment for plaintiff, defendant appeals. Transferred from the Court of Appeals under section 6, p. 449, Acts 1911. The complaint charges that on or about September 11, 1914, defendants were engaged in the city of Birmingham, Ala., in running a cafe and serving meals to the public for a reward, and plaintiff was a customer of defendant on said date, and the agent or servants of defendant while acting in the line and scope of their duty negligently served to…
1Opinion of the Court
THOMAS, J.(1) The trial was had on a complaint charging that defendants were engaged in running a cafe and serving meals to the public for a reward; that plaintiff was a customer of the defendants; “that the agents and servants of the defendants, while acting in the line and scope of their duty to the defendants, negligently served to plaintiff tainted and unwholesome food, for which plaintiff paid defendants’ agents 25 cents;” and “that said food was eaten by plaintiff, and it made him very sick, and caused plaintiff to suffer great pain, and to incur expense for medical treatment.” The…
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