Allison v. Acton-Etheridge Coal Co., Inc.

HARWOOD, Justice.

A. Jack Allison sustained rather severe injuries in a collision involving his auto mobile and a coal truck belonging to Acton-Etheridge Coal Company, Inc., which at the time was being driven by Clinton Starks, an employee of the coal company.

The collision occurred at or near an intersection in the City of Birmingham.

Thereafter Allison filed suit against Acton-Etheridge and its employee Starks. The cause was submitted to the jury on two counts, one charging negligence, and the other charging wantonness.

The jury returned a verdict for the defendants, and judgment pursuant to…