Hulsey v. Illinois Cent. R. Co.
| Citation | 242 Ala. 136,5 So.2d 403 |
| Decision Date | 21 November 1941 |
| Docket Number | 6 Div. 890. |
| Parties | HULSEY v. ILLINOIS CENT. R. CO. |
| Court | Alabama Supreme Court |
J.M. Hawkins, of Winfield, Fite and Fite, of Hamilton, and Arthur Fite, of Jasper, for appellant.
Curtis & Maddox, of Jasper, for appellee.
The appeal challenges the giving of the affirmative charge for the appellee. Such is the only assignment of error.
The rule of sudden emergency was recently considered in Green, Adm'x, v. City of Birmingham et al., Ala.Sup. 4 So.2d 394; and by Chief Justice McClellan the case of Central of Georgia Ry. Co., v. Foshee, 125 Ala. 199 27 So. 1006; The Bywell Castle, L.R. 4 Prob.Div. 219, 222.
Judged by the rule, where the party injured was suddenly "placed by the wrong of the defendant in a position of extreme and imminent peril necessitating to his extrication quick decision and action on his part," he will not be held to the same correctness of judgment and action as if he had time and opportunity to fully consider the situation and to choose the best means of escaping the peril, was he entitled to have his case considered by the jury on such phase of the case? Central of Georgia Ry. Co. v. Foshee supra.
A primary question as to this is, Was the plaintiff suddenly placed by the wrong of the defendant in a position of imminent and extreme peril by the defendant or its acting and responsible agents at the time and place in question? Under the pleading and evidence we are of the opinion there was no field of operation for this rule.
Count 3 was for subsequent negligence and count 2 was for wantonness. The pleas of contributory negligence directed to count 3 was to the effect that plaintiff was standing or walking in a safe position by the side of a moving train and negligently approached it, catching the handle bars of the front end of the caboose with knowledge of the fact he would likely be injured and continued to board said caboose when his foot failed to catch the step thereof, and continued to hold on to said handle bars of said caboose attempting to board same conscious of his peril in so doing, and that he fell or was caught by the wheels of said caboose and the injuries complained of were inflicted; though through the exercise of reasonable care he could have safely dropped and turned loose of said bars of said steps at a place of safety, but negligently held on to said bars and negligently continued to run along by the side of the caboose until he was injured.
The issue being joined on such plea, without objection to its sufficiency, and its averments proven, the defendant was entitled to the general charge. Turner v....
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