Legal Opinion
Southern Ry. Co. v. Cates
Supreme Court of Alabama
Decided May 15, 1924No. 6 Div. 988PublishedCited by 16 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
THOMAS, X
The suit is for personal injury. The case was submitted to the jury on the first count claiming simple negligence, and pleas in short by consent.
Counsel for appellant group assignments of error and argument under the several propositions presented for decision, without waiving assignments of error. This practice is permissible (Sovereign Camp v. Craft, 210 Ala. 683, 99 South. 167), and to be commended.
The question of sufficiency of the wanton count (Jackson v. Vaughn, 204 Ala. 543, 86 South. 469) was eliminated by the charge of the court. The claim for' damages for personal injury…
2Cases cited32 opinions
- McMillan v. AikenSupreme Court of Alabama · 1920
- St. Louis, Iron Mountain & Southern Railway Co. v. CraftSupreme Court of the United States · 1915
- Faris v. HobergIndiana Supreme Court · 1893
- Lewis v. MartinSupreme Court of Alabama · 1923
- Tennessee Coal, Iron & R. R. v. SmithSupreme Court of Alabama · 1911
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3Cited by16 opinions
- Southern Electric Generating Company v. LanceSupreme Court of Alabama · 1959
- City of Birmingham v. Louisville N. R. Co.Supreme Court of Alabama · 1926
- Southern Railway Company v. TerrySupreme Court of Alabama · 1959
- Bankers' Mortg. Bond Co. v. RosenthalSupreme Court of Alabama · 1932
- First Nat. Bank of Montgomery v. SheehanSupreme Court of Alabama · 1930
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