Alabama Great Southern Railroad v. Linn
Supreme Court of Alabama
Appeal from the Circuit Court of Jefferson. Tried before the Hóh. James J. Banks. The appellees, George W. Linn & Son, brought the present action against the Alabama Great Southern Railroad Company, to recover damages sustained by them by reason of injuries inflicted to a team of mules, wagon and harness owned by them, which injuries are alleged to have been caused by reason of the negligence of the defendant, through its employés.
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Appeal from the Circuit Court of Jefferson. Tried before the Hóh. James J. Banks. The appellees, George W. Linn & Son, brought the present action against the Alabama Great Southern Railroad Company, to recover damages sustained by them by reason of injuries inflicted to a team of mules, wagon and harness owned by them, which injuries are alleged to have been caused by reason of the negligence of the defendant, through its employés. The negligence complained of was in the failure of the defendant’s employés to give the proper signals while passing a crossing at which the accident occurred;…
1Opinion of the CourtColeman, J.
The appellees, Linn & Son, brought the present action to recover damages sustained by them, by the loss of one mule, injury to another mule, and the destruction of a wagon and harness. The proof shows that the injury was the result of a collision by a train of cars operated by the defendant. The proof also shows that the collision occurred at a private crossing, that is, according to the proof in this case, at a place used for crossing the railroad track, as a matter of convenience, and not as a matter of public right, nor a matter of private right. The proof is that as a crossing, at times,…
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