Legal Opinion

Jackson v. Vaughn

Supreme Court of Alabama

Decided January 15, 1920No. 6 Div. 935PublishedCited by 70 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Appropriate demurrer and assignment of error challenges the overruling of demurrer to count 2 as amended.

The question presented for decision was introduced by the amendment of the count in striking therefrom, after the words "causing said automobile to run over plaintiff or upon plaintiff," the words "knowing or having good reason to know that plaintiff would be injured thereby," and inserting in lieu thereof the words "under such circumstances as that he knew that his conduct would likely or probably cause great personal injury to some one." As to this, the duty to act being averred, good…

2Cases cited25 opinions

  1. Miller v. WhittingtonSupreme Court of Alabama · 1918
  2. Morrison v. ClarkSupreme Court of Alabama · 1916
  3. Dwight Manufacturing Co. v. HolmesSupreme Court of Alabama · 1916
  4. Johnson v. Birmingham Railway L. & P. Co.Supreme Court of Alabama · 1907
  5. Birmingham & A. Ry. Co. v. CampbellSupreme Court of Alabama · 1919

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3Cited by70 opinions

  1. Seals v. StateSupreme Court of Alabama · 1968
  2. American Ry. Express Co. v. ReidSupreme Court of Alabama · 1927
  3. MacKintosh Co. v. WellsSupreme Court of Alabama · 1928
  4. Metropolitan Life Ins. Co. v. CarterSupreme Court of Alabama · 1924
  5. Linde v. EmmickCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1936

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