Houston v. Elrod
Supreme Court of Alabama
Appeal from Circuit Court, De Kalb County; W. W. Haralson, Judge. Action by Emma Houston against W. II. Elrod. From the judgment rendered, plaintiff appeals.
1Opinion of the CourtThomas, J.
The complaint contained three counts, charging simple negligence and wanton or intentional injury. Defendant filed pleas to each count. Plea 1 was the general issue, and the other pleas were of contributory negligence. The court sustained' demurrers to pleas 2 to 6, inclusive, as answer to the wanton or intentional injury count — count 3 of the complaint. At the request of the defendant, the affirmative charge, No. 6, was given to count 3.
A short statement of the facts is as follows: Mrs. Emma Houston sought recovery for personal injuries received by her near a church, when she was struck and…
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