Oxford Lake Line Co. v. Stedham
Supreme Court of Alabama
Appeal from the City Court of Anniston. Tried before the Lion. B. F. Cassauy. This was an action brought by William Stedham against the Oxford Lake Line, to recover damages for personal injuries alleged to have been sustained by reason of the negligence of the defendant’s employés.
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Appeal from the City Court of Anniston. Tried before the Lion. B. F. Cassauy. This was an action brought by William Stedham against the Oxford Lake Line, to recover damages for personal injuries alleged to have been sustained by reason of the negligence of the defendant’s employés. The allegations Of negligence, as contained in the first count of the complaint, are as follows: “That on the said day of August, 1891, plaintiff was riding from Oxford eastward in a buggy, drawn by a mule hitched thereto, along the public highway in the town of Oxford, about one-quarter of a mile east of the…
1Opinion of the CourtHaralson, J.
There were originally five counts in the complaint, to which, by amendment, a sixth was added. The defendant demurred to each count, but before the demurrer was passed on, the plaintiff amended his complaint by striking out all the counts except the 1st and 6th, the demurrers to which were overruled, and defendant took issue on them. In the written agreement of'appellant’s counsel filed in the cause, it is admitted that the first count is a good one, and the assignment of error based on its overruling is waived. The averments of .negligence in the 6th count are such as have many times been…
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