Legal Opinion

Waters v. Anthony

Supreme Court of Alabama

Decided March 17, 1949No. 6 Div. 737PublishedCited by 18 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

FOSTER, Justice.

Plaintiff recovered a judgment against both defendants, Waters and Lackey, for personal injuries she is alleged to have'sustained as a patron of a moving picture show-owned by defendant Waters and managed by defendant Lackey. She claims that the seat she. undertook to occupy.'ha<i no bottom, and that in sitting she sat down on the floor without being prevented by the seat. She claimed not that it was defective and fell with her weight, or that it was turned up, but that it was not there. The complaint charged negligence of defendants in and about furnishing plaintiff with a…

2Cases cited18 opinions

  1. Birmingham Amusement Co. v. NorrisSupreme Court of Alabama · 1927
  2. F. W. Woolworth Co. v. EricksonSupreme Court of Alabama · 1930
  3. Sloss-Sheffield Steel & Iron Co. v. WilkesSupreme Court of Alabama · 1936
  4. Wright v. McCordSupreme Court of Alabama · 1920
  5. Nelson v. LeeSupreme Court of Alabama · 1947

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3Cited by18 opinions

  1. Waters v. American Cas. Co. of Reading, PaSupreme Court of Alabama · 1953
  2. S. H. Kress & Co. v. SelphCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1952
  3. American Southern Insurance Co. v. Dime Taxi Svc., Inc.Supreme Court of Alabama · 1963
  4. Fuller v. Preferred Risk Life Ins. Co.Supreme Court of Alabama · 1991
  5. Fleming v. KnowlesSupreme Court of Alabama · 1961

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