Legal Opinion

City of Birmingham v. Shirley

Supreme Court of Alabama

Decided April 26, 1923No. 6 Div. 860PublishedCited by 13 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtMcCLELLAN, J.

The appeal is on the record, without bill of exceptions. The plaintiff,. appellee, was awarded judgment for personal injuries resulting from his stepping or falling from a “sidewalk” into a “hole or cut” immediately adjacent to or attinging the “sidewalk.” The case was submitted to the jury on the averments of count 5. The main insistence for error is rested upon the action of the court in overruling demurrer to count 5.,

A condition to the right to sue a municipality of the class to which Birmingham belongs is that, within 90 days “from the receipt of” injury, the party injured shall file…

2Cases cited6 opinions

  1. State v. BerdettaIndiana Supreme Court · 1880
  2. City of Birmingham v. CarleSupreme Court of Alabama · 1915
  3. Alabama Consolidated Coal & Iron Co. v. HealdSupreme Court of Alabama · 1908
  4. City of Montgomery v. FergusonSupreme Court of Alabama · 1922
  5. Grambs v. City of BirminghamSupreme Court of Alabama · 1919

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3Cited by13 opinions

  1. Walker County v. DavisSupreme Court of Alabama · 1930
  2. City of Birmingham v. NorwoodSupreme Court of Alabama · 1930
  3. Pearson v. City of BirminghamSupreme Court of Alabama · 1923
  4. Brooks v. City of BirminghamSupreme Court of Alabama · 1940
  5. Hoskinson v. City of Iowa CitySupreme Court of Iowa · 2001

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