Legal Opinion
Bell v. Western Ry.
Supreme Court of Alabama
Decided January 18, 1934No. 3 Div. 69PublishedCited by 16 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
KNIGHT, Justice.
Action for damages by appellant, James T. Bell, against the appellee.
On the trial of the cause, owing to the adverse ruling of the court, in overruling plaintiff’s demurrer to defendant’s pleas in abatement, the plaintiff took a nonsuit, and prosecutes this appeal upon the record. Code, § 6431.
The complaint, as originally filed, contained seven counts; the first four being common counts, and the last three claiming dam-. ages for breach of a contract.
On the trial the plaintiff withdrew the common counts, and stood upon the three counts, which predicated his right of recovery…
2Cases cited40 opinions
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- The Daniel BallSupreme Court of the United States · 1871
- Texas & NOR Co. v. Brotherhood of Ry. & Steamship ClerksSupreme Court of the United States · 1930
- County of Mobile v. KimballSupreme Court of the United States · 1881
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3Cited by16 opinions
- Transcontinental & Western Air, Inc. v. KoppalSupreme Court of the United States · 1953
- Tennessee Coal, Iron & Railroad Co. v. SizemoreSupreme Court of Alabama · 1952
- Payne v. Pullman Co.Appellate Court of Illinois · 1957
- Arnold v. Louisville and Nashville Railroad CompanyDistrict Court, M.D. Tennessee · 1960
- Evans v. Louisville & Nashville RailroadSupreme Court of Georgia · 1940
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