McNeil v. Munson S. S. Lines
Supreme Court of Alabama
Certiorari to Court of Appeals. Albert McNeil brought suit against the Munson Steamship Line for damages for injury to him as an employee, and from an adverse judgment, appealed to the Court of Appeals, which court rendered a judgment affirming the judgment of the trial court. See 8 Ala. App. 610) 62 South. 459. Plaintiff brings certiorari to review such judgment of the Court of Appeals. Reversed and remanded.
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Certiorari to Court of Appeals. Albert McNeil brought suit against the Munson Steamship Line for damages for injury to him as an employee, and from an adverse judgment, appealed to the Court of Appeals, which court rendered a judgment affirming the judgment of the trial court. See 8 Ala. App. 610) 62 South. 459. Plaintiff brings certiorari to review such judgment of the Court of Appeals. Reversed and remanded. Wanton wrong is not negligence, and it is not necessary under such count that the jury find that defendant was . guilty of negligence. — Pickard’s Case, 124 Ala. 374; Hall’s Case, 105…
1Opinion of the CourtMcCLELLAN, J.
— Our opinion is that the writ of certiorari to the Court of Appeals should be granted to the extent hereinafter indicated.
The action is by the servant against the master for damages for personal injuries received by the former while in the service of the latter. A full statement of the case, as reported for the Court of Appeals, will be *422found in 8 Ala, App. 610, 62 South. 459 — 468. The complaint contained counts ascribing the injury to wanton or willful misconduct mid counts ascribing the injury to simple negligence, for which, if sustained and unavoided, the defendant was responsible. The…
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