Cleghorn v. Western Ry. of Alabama
Decision Date | 18 November 1902 |
Citation | 134 Ala. 601,33 So. 10 |
Parties | CLEGHORN v. WESTERN RY. OF ALABAMA. |
Court | Alabama Supreme Court |
Appeal from circuit court, Macon county; A. H. Alston, Judge.
Action by William Cleghorn against the Western Railway of Alabama. Demurrers to the complaint were sustained, and plaintiff appeals. Reversed.
The complaint contained three counts. The first count was in words and figures as follows: In the second count the prefatory allegations were the same as in the first count, and the averments of negligence were as follows: etc. The third count, after containing the same prefatory allegations as alleged in the first count contained the following averments of negligence: ...
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