Sloss-Sheffield Steel & Iron Co. v. Sharp
Supreme Court of Alabama
Appeal from Jefferson Circuit Court. Heard before Hon. A. O. Lane. Action by Sidney Sharp against the Sloss-Sheflfteld Steel & Iron Co., for damages for injuries received in a mine of defendant by reason of a gas explosion. Judgment for plaintiff and defendant appeals. Legal principles are not determined by the opinion of witnesses. — Ward v. Shirley, 131 Ala. 558; Alexander v. Eadley, 96 Ala. 220; Southern Ry. Co. v. Posey, 124 Ala. 486; Montgomery & West Point Ry.
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Appeal from Jefferson Circuit Court. Heard before Hon. A. O. Lane. Action by Sidney Sharp against the Sloss-Sheflfteld Steel & Iron Co., for damages for injuries received in a mine of defendant by reason of a gas explosion. Judgment for plaintiff and defendant appeals. Legal principles are not determined by the opinion of witnesses. — Ward v. Shirley, 131 Ala. 558; Alexander v. Eadley, 96 Ala. 220; Southern Ry. Co. v. Posey, 124 Ala. 486; Montgomery & West Point Ry. Co. v. Edwards, 41 Ala. 667; A. C. S. v. Tapia, 94 Ala. 226. The court erred in refusing to allow proof of the declarations made…
1Opinion of the CourtDenson, J.
This action sounds in damages for a personal injury suffered by the plaintiff (appellee) while working as an employe of defendant (appellant) in a mine operated by the defendant and known as *286“Bessie Mine.” The complaint contained several counts, but all except the fourth count as amended were eliminated, either on demurrer or on charges given at the request of the defendant.
The fourth count as amended is in this language : “The plaintiff claims of the defendant the sum of $10,-000 as damages, for this: That heretofore, to wit, on the 24th day of July, 1907, defendant was running and operating…
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