Sloss-Sheffield Steel & Iron Co. v. Jones
Supreme Court of Alabama
Appeal from Circuit Court, Jefferson County; Horace. C. Wilkinson, Judge. Action by O. L. Jones against tlie Sloss-' Sheffield Steel & Iron Company for damages for personal injury sustained while working in the mine of the defendant. Judgment for $4,000 for plaintiff, and defendant ajipeais.
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Appeal from Circuit Court, Jefferson County; Horace. C. Wilkinson, Judge. Action by O. L. Jones against tlie Sloss-' Sheffield Steel & Iron Company for damages for personal injury sustained while working in the mine of the defendant. Judgment for $4,000 for plaintiff, and defendant ajipeais. The questions objected to called for an unauthorized opinion of the witness and were invasive of the provinces of the jury. 135 Ala. 504, 33 South. 482; 128 Ala. 621, 29 South. 447; 199 Ala. 676, 75 South. 24; 2 C. J. 264. If the rock which fell was not in such condition as that it could have been…
1Opinion of the CourtMiller, J.
O. L. Jones sues the Sloss-Sheffield Steel & Iron Company, claiming damages for personal injuries received by him caused by a rock falling from the face of the room in its coal miné in which plaintiff had been assigned to work by the defendant.
The case was submitted to the jury on three counts. They were lettered “A,” “B,” and “I.” “A” was framed under subdivision 1 of the Employers’ Liability Act (Code 1907, § 3910), and alleged the roof was in an unsafe condition, and a rock was likely to fall and did fall therefrom, and was therefore a defect in the ways, works, and machinery of the…
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- Amerson v. Corona Coal & Iron Co.Supreme Court of Alabama · 1915
- Bank of Phoenix City v. TaylorSupreme Court of Alabama · 1916
- Reiter-Connolly Mfg. Co. v. HamlinSupreme Court of Alabama · 1906
- B'ham Ry. L. & P. Co. v. GlennSupreme Court of Alabama · 1912
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