Louisville & Nashville R. R. v. Carter
Supreme Court of Alabama
Appeal from Escambia Circuit Court. Heard before Hon. A. E. Gamble. Action by Frank Carter against the Louisville & Nashville Railroad Company, for damages for personal injury sustained while in its employment. Judgment for plaintiff, and defendant appeals.
1Opinion of the Court
MCCLELLAN, j.
The plaintiff (appellant) was permanently injured in consequence of being hit in the left eye by a piece of metal that was chipped off of a steel or iron bar with a cold chisel and a hammer in the hands of one Baumgartner, then in the service of appellee in the repair of the grate bars in a loco-' motive. The action is to recover damages for this injury.(1) Count 8 of the complaint as amended sought to fasten liability on the company under the federal Employers' Liability Act. The general affirmative charge as to count 8 was given the jury, at defendant’s request, and evidently…
2Cases cited18 opinions
- Pedersen v. Delaware, Lackawanna & Western RailroadSupreme Court of the United States · 1913
- North Carolina Railroad v. ZacharySupreme Court of the United States · 1914
- Louisville & Nashville R. R. v. HollandSupreme Court of Alabama · 1911
- Mobile & Ohio Railroad v. GeorgeSupreme Court of Alabama · 1891
- Dantzler v. DeBardeleben Coal & Iron Co.Supreme Court of Alabama · 1893
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3Cited by17 opinions
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- Alabama Great Southern Railroad Co. v. GambrellSupreme Court of Alabama · 1955
- Southern Railway Company v. StallingsSupreme Court of Alabama · 1958
- Mathews v. Alabama Great Southern R. Co.Supreme Court of Alabama · 1917
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