Legal Opinion

Capital Motor Lines v. Loring

Supreme Court of Alabama

Decided June 8, 1939No. 3 Div. 296PublishedCited by 11 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

BROWN, Justice.

This is an action of trespass on the case by the personal representatives of Joseph B. Loring, deceased, under § 5696, Code 1923 — the homicide act — originally instituted against The Standard Oil Company of Kentucky, Capital Motor Lines and J. D. Churchwell. The complaint was filed March 18, 1937, and by amendment filed April 22, 1938, the American Fidelity & Casualty Company was made a party defendant, and the complaint otherwise amended in respects not here material.

The trial, resulted in the acquittal of the Standard Oil Company and a verdict for the plaintiff against the…

2Cases cited15 opinions

  1. Birmingham Ry. Light & Power Co. v. MooreSupreme Court of Alabama · 1906
  2. Alabama Baptist Hospital Board v. CarterSupreme Court of Alabama · 1932
  3. Montgomery Light Water Power Co. v. ThombsSupreme Court of Alabama · 1920
  4. Pace v. Louisville & Nashville RailroadSupreme Court of Alabama · 1910
  5. Capital Motor Lines v. GilletteSupreme Court of Alabama · 1937

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3Cited by11 opinions

  1. Northwestern National Casualty Company of Milwaukee, Wisconsin v. Edward A. McNulty and Walter Scott SmithCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1962
  2. Esmond v. LISCIOSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1966
  3. Autry v. Roebuck Park Baptist ChurchSupreme Court of Alabama · 1969
  4. Alabama Power Company v. KingSupreme Court of Alabama · 1966
  5. Williams v. StateAlabama Court of Appeals · 1948

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