Hamilton v. Cranford Mercantile Co.
Supreme Court of Alabama
Appeal from Circuit Court, Walker County; J. J. Curtis, Judge. Action by S. Hamilton against the Cranford Mercantile Company. Judgment for defendant, and plaintiff appeals.
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Appeal from Circuit Court, Walker County; J. J. Curtis, Judge. Action by S. Hamilton against the Cranford Mercantile Company. Judgment for defendant, and plaintiff appeals. The following assignment of errors are referred to in the opinion: (9) The court erred in permitting defendant’s attorney, over the objection of plaintiff, to ask witness Lee Palmer the following questions: “What contingency and difficulty do you sometimes have in fighting fires?” And: “What other contingencies do you have?” (10) Question to same witness: “You have to .figure on the water pressure, whether it is good, and…
1Opinion of the Court
McGLELLAN, j.
This is an action for damages, instituted by the appellant against the appellee. It is apparent that the material issues were due to he submitted to the jury for decision. It is so stated in the brief for appellant (plaintiff), against whom the jury determined the issues. The subject of the plaintiff’s claim is the value of a stock of merchandise and fixtures; and he set forth his claim in several counts to this effect, viz.: That the defendant negligently handled or stored in violation of law large quantities of dynamite and gunpowder in a wooden warehouse, adjacent to…
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