Legal Opinion
Gulf, Mobile Ohio R. Co. v. Williams
Supreme Court of Alabama
Decided January 20, 1949No. 5 Div. 460PublishedCited by 10 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BROWN, Justice.
This is an action on the case by Libby Williams, appellee, who sues as administratrix of the estate of Chester Otis Williams, deceased, against Gulf, Mobile & Ohio Railroad Company, to recover damages for the wrongful death of her intestate. The action is brought under § 123, Code of 1940, Title 7, known as the homicide act, which is designed and intended to punish negligent, wanton or intentional acts causing the death of a person. — Breed v. Atlanta, B. & C. R. Co., 241 Ala. 640, 4 So.2d 31.5. The right of action which the homicide act creates is a “new and distinct cause of…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Breed v. Atlanta, B. C. R. Co.Supreme Court of Alabama · 1941
- Watson v. AdamsSupreme Court of Alabama · 1914
- Parker v. Fies & SonsSupreme Court of Alabama · 1942
- St. Louis S. F. R. Co. v. DormanSupreme Court of Alabama · 1921
- American Mut. Li. Ins. Co. v. Louisville N. R. Co.Supreme Court of Alabama · 1948
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3Cited by10 opinions
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- Northwestern National Casualty Company of Milwaukee, Wisconsin v. Edward A. McNulty and Walter Scott SmithCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1962
- Lankford v. IwongSupreme Court of Alabama · 1968
- Central Aviation Company v. PerkinsonSupreme Court of Alabama · 1959
- Hardin v. SellersSupreme Court of Alabama · 1960
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