Mallory S. S. Co. v. Druhan
Alabama Court of Appeals
Appeal from Circuit Court, Mobile County; Claude A. Grayson, Judge. Action by Nicholas Druhan, for the benefit of the Georgia Casualty Company, against the Mallory Steamship Company, to recover an indemnity paid because of injury to one of the servants of the plaintiff. Judgment for plaintiff, and defendant appeals. The facts and the exceptions to the evidence sufficiently appear from the opinion of the court.
Read the full summary
Appeal from Circuit Court, Mobile County; Claude A. Grayson, Judge. Action by Nicholas Druhan, for the benefit of the Georgia Casualty Company, against the Mallory Steamship Company, to recover an indemnity paid because of injury to one of the servants of the plaintiff. Judgment for plaintiff, and defendant appeals. The facts and the exceptions to the evidence sufficiently appear from the opinion of the court. The following charges were given for the plaintiff: Assignment 58: “The court charges the jury that if Mr. Du Bois, acting under authority from the Mallory Steamship Company, contracted…
1Opinion of the CourtMerritt, J.
This case was formerly before this court, being reported in 16 Ala. App. 438, 78 South. 636. It is an action in the name of Nicholas Druhan, as plaintiff, for the benefit of his insurer, the Georgia Casualty Company, to recover a sum paid by the casualty company under the terms of an insurance policy protecting the plaintiff against loss, for personal injuries sustained by a servant of the plaintiff.
In December, 1914, the Mobile agent of the defendant steamship company, Mr. Du Bois, received a letter from the defendant, advising him that the steamship Shawmut was available at Mobile on the…
2Cases cited20 opinions
- Oceanic Steam Navigation Co. v. Compania Transatlantica EspanolaNew York Court of Appeals · 1892
- Boston Woven Hose & Rubber Co. v. KendallMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1901
- Fidelity & Casualty Co. of New York v. Northwestern Telephone Exchange Co.Supreme Court of Minnesota · 1918
- Eureka Co. v. BassSupreme Court of Alabama · 1886
- George A. Fuller Co. v. Otis Elevator Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1918
15 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.
3Cited by30 opinions
- Brown Mech. Contractors, Inc. v. Centennial Ins. Co.Supreme Court of Alabama · 1983
- Crigler v. SalacSupreme Court of Alabama · 1983
- Belcher v. Birmingham Trust National BankDistrict Court, N.D. Alabama · 1968
- Aircraft Sales & Service, Inc. v. GanttSupreme Court of Alabama · 1951
- Miller and Company of Birmingham, Inc. v. Louisville and Nashville Railroad CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1964
25 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.