Tennessee Coal, Iron & R. R. v. Williamson
Supreme Court of Alabama
Appeal from Jefferson Circuit Court. Heard before Hon. A. O. Lane. Action by Giles Williamson against tbe Tennessee Coal, Iron & Railroad Company. From a judgment for plaintiff, defendant appeals. ■ The pleadings sufficiently appear from the opinion.
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Appeal from Jefferson Circuit Court. Heard before Hon. A. O. Lane. Action by Giles Williamson against tbe Tennessee Coal, Iron & Railroad Company. From a judgment for plaintiff, defendant appeals. ■ The pleadings sufficiently appear from the opinion. The oral charge of the court, excepted to, is as follows: “It says, further, that if men are employed in or about a plant, and the person who was put over the men, and to whose orders they are bound to conform and do conform, and one is injured by reason of his having so conformed, and that this order, such order as he may get from this man who…
1Opinion of the CourtMayfield, J.
The fifth count of the complaint was under the 3d subdivision of the employer’s liability act (Code 1896, § 1749), and was based upon the following alleged negligence: “The plaintiff avers that his said injuries were proximately caused by reason of the negligence of some person in the service or employment of the defendant whose name was Lewis Myers, to whose orders and directions the plaintiff at the time of his injuries was bound to conform and did conform, and said injuries occurred or resulted from his having so conformed, and that the said negligence consisted in this: The said Lewis…
2Cases cited5 opinions
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- Daniel v. BradfordSupreme Court of Alabama · 1902
- Holmes v. Birmingham Southern R. R.Supreme Court of Alabama · 1903
- Tennessee Coal, Iron & Railroad v. GarrettSupreme Court of Alabama · 1903
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