Morrison v. Clark
Supreme Court of Alabama
Appeal from Birmingham City Court. Heard before Hon. A. H. Alston. Action by G. W. Clark against John M. Morrison and others, for damages for injuries in an automobile collision. Judgment for plaintiff and defendants appeal.
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Appeal from Birmingham City Court. Heard before Hon. A. H. Alston. Action by G. W. Clark against John M. Morrison and others, for damages for injuries in an automobile collision. Judgment for plaintiff and defendants appeal. Transferred from the Court of Appeals under section 6, Act April 18, 1911, p. 450. The pleadings and the facts sufficiently appear., The following charges are referred to in the opinion: 8. (Given for defendant.) The court charges the jury that if they believe from the evidence that the plaintiff negligently pulled his horse suddenly to the left without notice or warning…
1Opinion of the CourtThomas, J.
The case was tried on a simple negligence count, charging that: “While plaintiff and his wife, Sarah E. Clark, were in a vehicle, to-wit, a buggy, upon a public highway in the city of Birmingham, Ala., an automobile being operated by defendant ran into, upon, or against said vehicle in. which plaintiff and his said wife were, and as a proximate consequence thereof, etc. * * * Plaintiff alleges that said automobile ran upon or against or into said vehicle in which plaintiff was on the occasion aforesaid, and plaintiff suffered the personal injuries and damages to himself and damages and loss…
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