Legal Opinion
Robinson v. Morrison
Supreme Court of Alabama
Decided June 29, 1961No. 3 Div. 796PublishedCited by 18 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
*556.LIVINGSTON, Chief Justice.
The appellant, Major Robinson, brought this action under Alabama’s wrongful death statute, Title 7, Sec. 123, Code of Alabama 1940, seeking to recover punitive damages as administrator of the estate of Sallie Williams, deceased.
Sallie Williams was killed in a traffic accident which occurred on U. S. Highway 231 about three miles north of the city limits of Montgomery, Alabama, on April 20, 1956, at about 1:30 p. m. The highway is a divided one, and the southbound lane, scene of the occurrences leading to this suit, is about 231/4 feet wide. The road is straight, and…
2Cases cited33 opinions
- Ex Parte GrimmettSupreme Court of Alabama · 1933
- Godfrey v. VinsonSupreme Court of Alabama · 1926
- Birmingham Baptist Hospital, Inc. v. BlackwellSupreme Court of Alabama · 1930
- McKee v. StateSupreme Court of Alabama · 1949
- Alabama Great Southern Railroad Co. v. BishopSupreme Court of Alabama · 1956
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3Cited by18 opinions
- Hartford Accident Indemnity Company v. CosbySupreme Court of Alabama · 1965
- Dyer v. TraegerSupreme Court of Alabama · 1978
- State Security Life Insurance Co. v. HensonSupreme Court of Alabama · 1972
- Walker v. Alabama Public Service CommissionSupreme Court of Alabama · 1974
- United Insurance Company of America v. PoundersSupreme Court of Alabama · 1965
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