Sheffield Iron Corporation v. Dennis
Supreme Court of Alabama
Appeal from Circuit Court, Franklin County; C. P. Almon, Judge. Action by Fred Howard Dennis, pro ami, against the Sheffield Iron Corporation for damages for personal injuries while at work in a mine of the defendant corporation. Judgment for the plaintiff, and defendant appeals.
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Appeal from Circuit Court, Franklin County; C. P. Almon, Judge. Action by Fred Howard Dennis, pro ami, against the Sheffield Iron Corporation for damages for personal injuries while at work in a mine of the defendant corporation. Judgment for the plaintiff, and defendant appeals. Count 1 of the complaint alleges that defendant was operating an iron ore mine, and in and as a part of its operation it used an iron ore washer, and plaintiff was employed by the defendant as a laborer at its said mine at said washer, and was caught and injured by said washer; that he received his injuries and hurts…
1Opinion of the CourtAnderson, C. J.
[1-3] The first assignment of error insisted upon is the refusal of the trial court to give the defendant’s requested charge 3. At the outset it is sufficient to say that this charge was, in effect, fully covered by given charges 1 and 2, as they are duplicates of refused charge 3 as to counts 1 and 3, respectively, the only two counts under which the case was. tried. Counsel argue the case as if the defendant had requested and should have been given the general affirmative charge. Refused charge 3 was not the general affirmative charge, in that it uses the. word “may” instead of “must.” If,…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- J. M. Guffey Petroleum Co. v. MurrelSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1910
- Landers v. HayesSupreme Court of Alabama · 1916
- Sloss-Sheffield S. & I. Co. v. BeardenSupreme Court of Alabama · 1916
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