Southern Ry. Co. v. Slaton
Alabama Court of Appeals
Appeal from Circuit Court, Clarke County; Ben D. Turner, Judge. Action by Joe Slaton against the Southern Railway Company. Prom judgment for plaintiff, defendant appeals.
1Opinion of the CourtBricken, J.
Action for the, death of a cow. The first count of the complaint charges a failure to deliver; the other three counts charging negligence in the handling of the appellant’s train transporting the carload of cattle, in which the cow was, with resultant loss of the cow1 by death while in transit.
[1] The first assignment of error is that the court.erred in sustaining demurrers to pleas 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, and 7 filed by defendant. This is a joint assignment, covering several rulings of the court; and, in order to sustain this assignment, it must appear that all the pleas were good, and not subject to…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Nashville, C. & St. L. Ry. v. HindsSupreme Court of Alabama · 1912
- Nashville, Chattanooga & St. Louis Railway v. HindsAlabama Court of Appeals · 1912
- Brown v. ShorterSupreme Court of Alabama · 1916
- Higdon v. GarrettAlabama Court of Appeals · 1912
3Cited by1 opinion
- United Insurance Company of America v. PoundersSupreme Court of Alabama · 1965