Legal Opinion
Jacks v. City of Birmingham
Supreme Court of Alabama
Decided June 5, 1958No. 6 Div. 209PublishedCited by 27 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
LAWSON, Justice.
Mrs. Katie Jacks sued the City of Birmingham to recover damages for personal injuries which she sustained on the morning of November 27, 1953, as á result of a fall into a ditch operated and maintained by the city for the purpose of draining surface waters.
To the amended complaint charging it with negligence, the city pleaded the general issue and contributory negligence in short by consent.
There was jury verdict in favor of the defendant city. Judgment was in accord with the verdict. Her motion for new trial having been overruled, the plaintiff has appealed to this court.
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2Cases cited25 opinions
- Smith v. SmithSupreme Court of Alabama · 1950
- City of Tuscaloosa v. FairSupreme Court of Alabama · 1936
- Parker v. Hayes Lumber Co.Supreme Court of Alabama · 1930
- City of Bessemer v. WhaleySupreme Court of Alabama · 1914
- Ray v. RichardsonSupreme Court of Alabama · 1948
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3Cited by27 opinions
- Super Valu Stores, Inc. v. PetersonSupreme Court of Alabama · 1987
- Roan v. SmithSupreme Court of Alabama · 1961
- Garner v. Covington CountySupreme Court of Alabama · 1993
- Thompson v. Magic City Trucking ServiceSupreme Court of Alabama · 1963
- DELCHAMPS, INCORPORATED v. StewartCourt of Civil Appeals of Alabama · 1971
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