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Byars v. Alabama Power Co.

Supreme Court of Alabama

Decided January 7, 1937No. 6 Div. 975PublishedCited by 20 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

KNIGHT, Justice.

This cause is here by appeal, and on petition of appellants for certiorari to the circuit court of Pickens county.

The plaintiffs, the widow and dependent minor children of James A. Byars, deceased, suing for the use and benefit of the New Amsterdam Casualty Company, filed this suit in the circuit court of Pickens county, to recover of the defendant, the Alabama Power Company, a certain sum of money (together with attorneys’ fees) as damages for the wrongful death of the said James A. Byars.

It is averred in the several counts of the complaint that the said James A. Byars,…

2Cases cited21 opinions

  1. Tobler v. Pioneer Mining & Mfg. Co.Supreme Court of Alabama · 1909
  2. Shipp v. SheltonSupreme Court of Alabama · 1915
  3. Lawson v. Mobile Electric Co.Supreme Court of Alabama · 1920
  4. Dwight Mfg. Co. v. WordSupreme Court of Alabama · 1917
  5. O'Bar v. Southern Life Health Ins. Co.Supreme Court of Alabama · 1936

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3Cited by20 opinions

  1. City of Dothan v. HardySupreme Court of Alabama · 1939
  2. INTERNATIONAL UNION, ETC. v. RussellSupreme Court of Alabama · 1956
  3. Louisville N. R. Co. v. CoursonSupreme Court of Alabama · 1937
  4. Foster & Creighton Co. v. St. Paul Mercury Indemnity Co.Supreme Court of Alabama · 1956
  5. Harris v. Louisville N. R. Co.Supreme Court of Alabama · 1939

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