Moore v. Walker County

KNIGHT, Justice.

This is a suit by the plaintiff, Della Moore, as administratrix of the estate of Marvin Moore, deceased, against Walker County, under the Homicide Act, Code 1923, § 5696.

The plaintiff stated her case in four counts. To these several counts the defendant-county separately demurred, taking the point, inter alia, that the defendant ■ was a political subdivision of the state, and as such a governmental agency, and not subject to suit for the claimed wrongful death of plaintiff’s intestate, under the stated facts in the complaint.

The court sustained defendant’s demurrers, and,…