Legal Opinion
Alabama Great Southern R. Co. v. Smith
Supreme Court of Alabama
Decided October 11, 1951No. 6 Div. 15PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
FOSTER, Justice.
This suit is based on a claim for personal injuries, alleged to result in whole or in part by reason of a defect or insufficiency of a petcock which was a part of a locomotive engine, due to the negligence of defendant or its servants, etc., acting in the line and scope of their employment, in violation of the Federal Boiler Inspection Act.
The facts are that A. H. Smith was a locomotive engineer for the Alabama Great Southern Railroad Company, a common carrier engaged in interstate commerce. On January 28, 1947, he was operating a steam locomotive on a freight run from…
2Cases cited31 opinions
- Lilly v. Grand Trunk Western RailroadSupreme Court of the United States · 1943
- Brown v. Western R. Co. of Ala.Supreme Court of the United States · 1949
- O'Donnell v. Elgin, Joliet & Eastern Railway Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1949
- Moore v. Chesapeake & Ohio Railway Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1934
- Coray v. Southern Pacific Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1949
26 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.
3Cited by5 opinions
- Frederick v. GoffSupreme Court of Iowa · 1960
- Texas & P. Ry. Co. v. YoungerCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1953
- Atlantic Coast Line Railroad Company v. DunivantSupreme Court of Alabama · 1956
- Atlantic Coast Line R. Co. v. WinnSupreme Court of Alabama · 1953
- Central of Georgia Railroad Company v. RushSupreme Court of Alabama · 1970