Tuscaloosa Ry. & Utilities Co. v. Lewis

Action for damages for personal injuries suffered by Walter p. •Lewis, a pedestrian in a public thoroughfare in the city of Tuscaloosa, resulting from being run against by an automobile (truck) operated by appellant’s agent or servant.

The complaint, through amendments, was made up of 20 counts. This volume of pleading was wholly unnecessary. The case was one of simple elements, capable of complete, adequate . statement in a very few counts. The defendant moved to strike the whole complaint, and each count separately, on the ground that the pleading was prolix, frivolous, etc. The court,…