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Hawkins v. Barber

Supreme Court of Alabama

Decided October 17, 1935No. 6 Div. 792PublishedCited by 14 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

THOMAS, Justice.

The suit was against Roland Edwards, C. M. Kennedy, and appellant.

The trial was upon counts 1 and 2 charging that Edwards, acting as the agent of Kennedy and Hawkins, negligently ran an automobile against plaintiff’s intestate, the vehicle injuring him.

The counts stated trespass against Edwards and trespass on the case against his alleged principals. The sufficiency of such pleading is challenged by demurrer—for joining in a single count two causes of action. Each count was for simple negligence. Plolland v. Fidelity & Deposit Co. of Maryland et al., 225 Ala. 669, 671, 145 So.…

2Cases cited12 opinions

  1. Parker v. WilsonSupreme Court of Alabama · 1912
  2. Tullis v. BlueSupreme Court of Alabama · 1927
  3. Gardiner v. SolomonSupreme Court of Alabama · 1917
  4. Louisville & Nashville R. R. v. AbernathySupreme Court of Alabama · 1916
  5. Louisville N. R. Co. v. ShikleSupreme Court of Alabama · 1921

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3Cited by14 opinions

  1. City of Tuscaloosa v. FairSupreme Court of Alabama · 1936
  2. Louisville N. R. Co. v. MaddoxSupreme Court of Alabama · 1938
  3. Larry Terry Contractors, Inc. v. BogleSupreme Court of Alabama · 1981
  4. Prudential Ins. Co. of America v. ZeidlerSupreme Court of Alabama · 1936
  5. Allen v. ZickosAlabama Court of Appeals · 1953

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