Louisville & Nashville R. R. v. Porter
Supreme Court of Alabama
Appeal from Blount Circuit Court. Heard before Hon. J. E. Blackwood. Action by John Porter, Administrator, against the L. & N. R. R. Co. for damages for the death of his intestate, while on the track. Judgment for plaintiff and defendant appeals.
1Opinion of the CourtSayre, J.
Plaintiff (appellee) sued in two counts, charging: (1) That defendant’s servants or agents wantonly or willfully ran or propelled a locomotive engine upon or against plaintiff’s decedent, thereby killing him; and (2) that defendant’s servants or agents negligently ran or propelled the engine upon or against plaintiff’s decedent after his peril was discovered by one of them, thereby killing him. Defendant has appealed. We entertain the opinion that the result of the trial cannot be sustained.
*18Defendant has a station and two tracks, main line and siding or house track, at Blount Springs. The…
2Cases cited9 opinions
- Louisville & Nashville Railroad v. BrownSupreme Court of Alabama · 1898
- So. Ry. Co. v. StewartSupreme Court of Alabama · 1912
- Weatherly v. Nashville, Chattanooga & St. Louis RailwaySupreme Court of Alabama · 1909
- Carlisle v. Alabama Great Southern RailwaySupreme Court of Alabama · 1909
- Southern Railway Co. v. DrakeSupreme Court of Alabama · 1910
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3Cited by14 opinions
- Louisville & Nashville Railroad Company v. JohnsSupreme Court of Alabama · 1958
- Louisville N. R. Co. v. JohnsSupreme Court of Alabama · 1953
- Porter v. Louisville N. R. Co.Supreme Court of Alabama · 1918
- Sprinkle v. St. Louis S. F. R. Co.Supreme Court of Alabama · 1926
- Snyder v. Mobile Light & Ry. Co.Supreme Court of Alabama · 1925
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