Louisville & Nashville Railroad v. Cook
Supreme Court of Alabama
Appeal from Morgan Law and Equity Court. Heard before Hon. Thomas W. Wert. Action by Henry T. Cook, an employee, against the Louisville & Nashville Railroad Company, for damages for' injury happening in the state of Tennessee. Judgment for plaintiff and defendant appeals.
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Appeal from Morgan Law and Equity Court. Heard before Hon. Thomas W. Wert. Action by Henry T. Cook, an employee, against the Louisville & Nashville Railroad Company, for damages for' injury happening in the state of Tennessee. Judgment for plaintiff and defendant appeals. The court erred in overruling demurrer to the 3rd count. — Conrad v. (-fray, 19 South. 398. Counsel, discuss the action of the court as to permitting challenges of jurors, but cites no authority in support thereof, except section 7280, Code 1907. Counsel discusses the evidence, but without citation of authority. As to the…
1Opinion of the CourtMayfield, J.
The third count of the complaint was as follows: “Plaintiff claims of the defendant the sum of $30,000 as damages for injuries received ,hy him on, to wit, the 15th day of A[ugust, 1907. On or about said date, the defendant wa.s a corporation engaged, among' other things, in running freight trains composed of engines and freight cars from Nashville, Tenn., to Decatur, Ala. On or about said date, plaintiff was an employee of the defendant and was one of a crew, on one of defendant’s said trains, and was engaged in his duties as fireman on one of defendant’s engines; and while so as aforesaid…
2Cases cited28 opinions
- Louisville & Nashville Railroad v. JonesSupreme Court of Alabama · 1887
- Alabama Great Southern Railroad v. CarrollSupreme Court of Alabama · 1892
- Barlow v. LambertSupreme Court of Alabama · 1856
- Mobile & Ohio R. R. v. ThomasSupreme Court of Alabama · 1868
- Horton v. SledgeSupreme Court of Alabama · 1856
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- Kendrick v. BIRMINGHNA SOUTHERN R. CO.Supreme Court of Alabama · 1950
- Shapiro v. City of BirminghamAlabama Court of Appeals · 1942
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