Strickland v. Jackson
Supreme Court of Alabama
Appeal from Circuit Court, Eranklin County ; Charles P. Almon, Judge. Action by I. L. Jackson against G. W. Strickland. Judgment for plaintiff, and defendant appeals.
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Appeal from Circuit Court, Eranklin County ; Charles P. Almon, Judge. Action by I. L. Jackson against G. W. Strickland. Judgment for plaintiff, and defendant appeals. Transferred from Court of Appeals under Acts 1911, p. 449, § 6. The following is the version of the plaintiff and. the defendant; The plaintiff said: “I was at the mare’s head when the horse was turned to her, and was not where I could see whether or not the entry was wrong. * * * Defendant first. started to let the horse serve the mare, and the mare was twisting about, and the house got crossways with the mare, and the…
1Opinion of the CourtSayre, J.
[1-3] Appellee sued appellant, alleging that appellant had been guilty of negligence when causing his horse to serve appellee’s mare for hire, with result that the mare was injured and died. Upon appellee rested the burden of proving that the in jury to his mare did result from appellant’s lack of ordinary care in managing and controlling the horse in the process of service. Jones v. Darden, 90 Ala. 372, 17 South. 923. The cause having been tried by the court without a jury, the judgment rendered is supported by all the, intendments which are indulged to sustain a judgment founded upon the…
2Cases cited1 opinion
- Jones v. DardenSupreme Court of Alabama · 1890
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- McCraw v. LindseySupreme Court of Alabama · 1923