Hall v. Posey
Supreme Court of Alabama
Appeal from the City Court of Mobile. Tried before the lion. O. J. Semmes. This action was brought by Lawrence Posey against Fred Hall, to recover damages for personal injuries sustained by plaintiff while feeding a circular saw in the defendant’s. employment; and was commenced on the 16th March, 1885. The complaint contained three counts, in substance as follows: 1. Plaintiff claims $1,000 as damages, because, at the time of the injuries complained of, defendant was engaged…
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Appeal from the City Court of Mobile. Tried before the lion. O. J. Semmes. This action was brought by Lawrence Posey against Fred Hall, to recover damages for personal injuries sustained by plaintiff while feeding a circular saw in the defendant’s. employment; and was commenced on the 16th March, 1885. The complaint contained three counts, in substance as follows: 1. Plaintiff claims $1,000 as damages, because, at the time of the injuries complained of, defendant was engaged in running an engine and circular saw for the purpose of sawing wood; and it was his duty to have said engine and saw,…
1Opinion of the CourtStone, C. J.
The complaint in this case is equally as full, explicit and direct, as the complaint in the case of M. & O. R. R. Co. v. Thomas, 42 Ala. 672. That complaint was *90demurred to, and, on very careful consideration, was hold sufficient. Our Code forms are very brief, and in their phraseology, very general. — Code of 1876, §§ 2978-9. The demurrer in this case was properly overruled.—Leach v. Bush, 57 Ala. 145; M. & M. Railway Co. Crenshaw, 65 Ala. 566.
The appellant excepted to the charge of the court which was given at the request of the appellee, plaintiff below. It is here contended, that this…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Leach, Harrison & Forwood v. BushSupreme Court of Alabama · 1876
- Mobile & Ohio R. R. v. ThomasSupreme Court of Alabama · 1868
- O'Donnell v. RodigerSupreme Court of Alabama · 1884
- Mobile & Montgomery Railway Co. v. CrenshawSupreme Court of Alabama · 1880
- Davidson v. State ex rel. WoodruffSupreme Court of Alabama · 1879
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- Ex Parte StateSupreme Court of Alabama · 1923
- Howton v. MathiasSupreme Court of Alabama · 1916
- Smith v. StateAlabama Court of Appeals · 1913
- Pritchett v. Pollock & Co.Supreme Court of Alabama · 1886
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