Legal Opinion
Fuller v. Martin
Alabama Court of Appeals
Decided November 29, 1960No. 8 Div. 679PublishedCited by 20 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
PRICE, Judge.
This is an action to recover damages sustained by plaintiff on account of personal injuries and injury to his taxicab in a collision with defendant’s truck. There was a verdict for plaintiff in the sum of $1,000. Defendant appeals.
The principal question presented for our consideration relates to damages.
The basic rule for the measure of damages for injury to a motor vehicle is the difference in value before and after the injury. Hunt v. Ward, 262 Ala. 379, 79 So.2d 20. The difference maybe shown by proof of reasonable cost of restoring the machine to its original condition.…
2Cases cited14 opinions
- Hunt v. WardSupreme Court of Alabama · 1955
- Austin v. Tennessee Biscuit Co.Supreme Court of Alabama · 1951
- Hayes Freight Lines, Inc. v. TarverOhio Supreme Court · 1947
- Southern Railway Company v. SanfordSupreme Court of Alabama · 1954
- Fischer v. Hawkeye StagesSupreme Court of Iowa · 1949
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3Cited by20 opinions
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- Osborne v. OsborneCourt of Civil Appeals of Alabama · 1976
- Merrill v. BadgettCourt of Civil Appeals of Alabama · 1980
- S & M, LLC v. BurchelSupreme Court of Alabama · 2012
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