Southern Railway Co. v. Jarvis

LIVINGSTON, Chief Justice.

This is a wrongful death action under Tit. 7, § 119, Code of Alabama 1940, by Troy L. Jarvis for the death of his minor son, Billy Jarvis, against Southern Railway Co. and Morrison O. Allen. From a judgment for plaintiff for $16,500, the defendants appeal.

The evidence presented in the case tends to show the following:

The collision involved in this law suit occurred on April 17, 1953, at approximately 5:55 p. m., on Mineral Springs Road, at a. public crossing near Republic, Alabama. Harry Lee Sanford was the driver of the automobile, and Billy Jarvis, the plaintiff’s…