Wells v. Henderson Land & Lumber Co.
Supreme Court of Alabama
Appeal from Circuit Court, Tuscaloosa County; A. S.. Vandegraaf, Judge. Action by Mrs. Bessie L. Wells, as administratrix, etc., against the Henderson Land & Lumber Company. From a judgment for defendant, plaintiff appeals.
1Opinion of the CourtMcCLELLAN, J.
This is an action for damages instituted by the appellant, for the wrongful killing of Thomas E. Wells, plaintiff’s intestate. Wells was killed by A. G. Carter on July 4, 1916. Carter was at the time a general agent or manager in the employ of the appellee, defendant, in and over the work of constructing a railway for appellee in Tuscaloosa county. Wells was employed by the appellee, through Carter, to build, or to aid in the building of, a part of the railway. Wells went to Carter’s “camp” to adjust and to collect his compensation for work done by Wells on the appellee’s railway. Wells and…
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