Legal Opinion
Edwards v. Southern Ry. Co.
Supreme Court of Alabama
Decided June 11, 1936No. 6 Div. 869PublishedCited by 13 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
THOMAS, Justice.
The suit was for personal injury and death resulting from the alleged wrongful act of the employer.
The trial was had on counts 1 to 5, inclusive, alleging defects in the loading of a car of poles, in that an insufficient number of 'standards was used to- withstand the stress or superadded weight of the load to be held; and that the standards used were not of sufficient size and strength and the kind of material for such purpose.
The branch complaints were likq the original.
The defendants interposed pleas of the general issue, contributory negligence, and the assumption of risk.
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2Cases cited39 opinions
- McMillan v. AikenSupreme Court of Alabama · 1920
- A. B. Small Co. v. Lamborn & Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1925
- Terre Haute & Indianapolis Railroad v. BuckIndiana Supreme Court · 1884
- Illinois Central Railroad v. SkaggsSupreme Court of the United States · 1916
- Chassaniol v. City of GreenwoodSupreme Court of the United States · 1934
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3Cited by13 opinions
- Roy Griffin Davis v. Liberty Mutual Insurance Company, a Massachusetts Corporation, DefendantCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1976
- American Creosote Works of La. v. HarpMississippi Supreme Court · 1952
- Dunn v. PalermoTennessee Supreme Court · 1975
- Kemp v. JacksonSupreme Court of Alabama · 1962
- Illinois Central Railroad v. CrawfordMississippi Supreme Court · 1962
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