Legal Opinion

Coffee County v. Berry

Alabama Court of Appeals

Decided August 21, 1951No. 4 Div. 159PublishedCited by 2 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

HARWOOD, Judge.

In the court below Worthy Berry sued Coffee County for damages to his motor truck resulting from the collapse of Dismukes bridge over Pea river.

At the conclusion of the evidence the lower court gave the general affirmative charge, with hypothesis, in favor of the plaintiff.

From the verdict and judgment in favor, of the plaintiff the defendant below, Coffee County, perfected its appeal to this court.

The only point raised by appellant’s brief and argument questions the action *248of the lower court in giving the general affirmative charge with hypothesis in favor of the plaintiff…

2Cases cited3 opinions

  1. Ellis v. New York Life Ins. Co.Supreme Court of Alabama · 1925
  2. New York Life Ins. Co. v. TorranceAlabama Court of Appeals · 1933
  3. Walker County v. BurdeshawSupreme Court of Alabama · 1936

3Cited by2 opinions

  1. Jordan v. City of HuntsvilleCourt of Criminal Appeals of Alabama · 1994
  2. Hodges v. City of HooverCourt of Criminal Appeals of Alabama · 1994

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