Legal Opinion

Decatur Transit v. Jennings

Supreme Court of Alabama

Decided March 2, 1950No. 8 Div. 514PublishedCited by 3 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

FOSTER, Justice.

Appellee obtained a judgment in the circuit court against appellant, from which this appeal is taken.

The only questions argued by appellant’s counsel are whether he was entitled to the affirmative charge or, if not, whether his motion for a new trial should have been granted because the verdict was contrary to the great weight of the evidence.

Appellee was injured in a collision which occurred shortly after midnight as she was traveling south in a taxicab on Ferry Street in Decatur. Appellant was the owner of the taxicab, which was then being operated by his agent…

2Cases cited12 opinions

  1. Morgan Hill Paving Co. v. FonvilleSupreme Court of Alabama · 1928
  2. Chambers v. CoxSupreme Court of Alabama · 1930
  3. Capital Motor Lines v. GilletteSupreme Court of Alabama · 1937
  4. McCaleb v. ReedSupreme Court of Alabama · 1932
  5. Johnson v. Louisville N. R. Co.Supreme Court of Alabama · 1933

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3Cited by3 opinions

  1. Mobile Cab & Baggage Co. v. BusbySupreme Court of Alabama · 1964
  2. BROWNELL-O'HEAR PONTIAC COMPANY v. TaylorSupreme Court of Alabama · 1959
  3. Connell v. Call-A-Cab, Inc.Supreme Court of Alabama · 2006

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