Birmingham Water Works Co. v. Murray
Alabama Court of Appeals
Appeal from Jefferson Circuit Court. Heard before Hon. A. O. Lane. Action by Jennie Murray against tlie Birmingham Water Works Company, for damages for suspending service paid for. Judgment for plaintiff and defendant appeal. The court erred in its charge that a recovery could be had for wantonness and in refusing charge 2 requested by the defendant.— R. R. Go. v. Foster, 134 Ala. 244; Swope’s Gase, 155 Ala. 287; Ga.
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Appeal from Jefferson Circuit Court. Heard before Hon. A. O. Lane. Action by Jennie Murray against tlie Birmingham Water Works Company, for damages for suspending service paid for. Judgment for plaintiff and defendant appeal. The court erred in its charge that a recovery could be had for wantonness and in refusing charge 2 requested by the defendant.— R. R. Go. v. Foster, 134 Ala. 244; Swope’s Gase, 155 Ala. 287; Ga. Pac. v. Lee, 92 Ala. 262; Anmiston P. W. v. Dickey, 93 Ala. 421; Mont. St. Ry. Go. v. Wright, 142 Ala 674; H. A. & B. Ry. Go. v. Madclox, 100 Ala. 618; R. R. Go. v. Marquis, 103…
1Per curiam
This suit is by the appellee against the appellant, for damages resulting from the defendant’s act in turning off the water from plaintiff’s residence, after she had paid for the use of the water. The plaintiff testified that the defendant’s collector informed her that he had been ordered to turn off the water; that she told him she had paid her water rent, and he *445asked for lier receipt, but she could not find it, and told him that she could not get it until her daughter returned from school; that said collector requested her to bring the receipt over to the office when her daughter returned,…
2Cases cited1 opinion
- Kansas City, Memphis & Birmingham Railroad v. FosterSupreme Court of Alabama · 1901
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- Southern Railway Co. v. HarrisonSupreme Court of Alabama · 1914