Thrasher v. Burr
Supreme Court of Alabama
Appeal from Circuit Court, Morgan County; Robert C. Briekell, Judge. Action by Lüther Thrasher, as administrator, against Seneca Burr and others. Judgment for defendants, and plaintiff appeals.
1Opinion of the CourtThomas, J.
The suit was for personal injury to plaintiff’s intestate, who was precipitated from a wagon in which he rode.
The evidence for plaintiff was that, return,ing by way of the “Trinity and Moulton Road” leading across the Davis place by the hydraulic pump of defendant, the mules drawing the wagon in which intestate rode, coming within about 10 feet of the pump in operation, ran away, throwing intestate from the wagon and injuring him. The cause for their fright was variously described by the witnesses; as, the pump was making a “popping noise and because of its location, or the fact that it could…
2Cases cited19 opinions
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- Harper v. StateSupreme Court of Alabama · 1895
- Stanton v. Louisville & Nashville RailroadSupreme Court of Alabama · 1890
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- City of Birmingham v. GrahamSupreme Court of Alabama · 1918
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3Cited by8 opinions
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