The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1915-04-16

hundred dollars as the penalty for sery-
ing bad oysters in a dining car is the sum
fixed by the supreme court of Alabama
in the case OF the Louisville and Nash
vile Railroad company against 3. M. Ira
Wis, in decision announced by that court
todaq The case was brought up from
the Cullman circuit court, and was on its
second appeal.
The suit was brought by Travis, who at
that time was transfer agent for the
state convict department, for s199e, the
plaintiff alleging that he had been made
i'll as the result of having eaten some bad
oysters served in the dining car of the
railroad. The suit was brought in 1910,
and finally resulted in judgment against
the railroad for $500. This judgment was
affirmed ON the second appeal.
The supreme court announced a large
number of decisions today, practically all
of them being in minor cases. Following
is the list of decisions:
Anderson, c. J. Roger ape. Jones, adj
ministrator, VS.. Henderson Hert, alias.
etc, ct al, appeal from Dallas probate
court; reversed, rendered and remanded.
Fred Thomas vs. John T. Hackney, APP
peal from Birmingham city court; re'
versed and remanded.
Alabama City, Gadsden and Alfalfa
Railway company vs. r. c. Chasteen, ap-
peal from Gadsden city court; affirmed.
Mcclellan J.-Crews & Green VS.. II. p.
Parker, appealed from Jefferson circuit
court, affirmed
Sidney J. Hart VS.. Mary Coleman, ap-
peal from Birmingham city court; re-
versed and remanded.
L. " Vines VS.. A. 3. Vandergrift d
Son, appeal from jefferson circuit court;
reversed and remanded.
Wahouma Drug company VS.. j. w. Gay.
appeal from jefferson circuit court; af-
firmed.
Southern Railroad company vs. w. II.
Farouhar, appeal from Birmingham city
court; affirmed.
Sid Ramsey ct al vs. S. III. Sibert APP
peal from Gadsden city court; affirmed
Sophia Reed ct al. VS.. Mark Hughes,
appeal from Etowah probate court; appeal
dismissed.
Porter Eppes & Redd VS.. Tate Furniture
company, appeal from Clay county court
appeal dismissed.
Henry Burnett vs. S. Roman, trustee
appeal from Lawrence circuit court; re-
versed and remanded
Rene Slaughter VS.. grand lodge, etc.
ct al, appeal from Morgan law ano
equity court affirmed.
ID. ID. Moore ct al. VS.. ]. d. Alton, ap'
peal from Jackson chancery court al
firmed
I. n Brown VS.. S. T. Long ct al,
anpeal from Morgan law and equity court
affirmed.
Sayre, J.-Louisville and Nashville Rail
road company VS.. B. NJ. Travis, appea
from Cullman circuit court; affirmed.
Republic Iron and Steel company VS.
John Luster appeal from Bessemer city
court. reversed and remanded.
Birmingham Railway Light and Power
ccmpany vs.. Miss o. Aver. appeal from
Jefferson circuit court; affirmed.
Jake Levine VS.. Joe Ferlisl. appeal from
Jefferson circuit court; reversed and re
manded.
Louis Pizitz VS.. Harrison Winsett pre-
ami, appeal from Jefferson circuit court
affirmed.
Little Cahaba Coal company VS.. Aetna
Life Insurance company, appeal from Biz
mir CHAM city court affirmed.
Jerry +. Tumlin VS.. Julia c. Tumlii
ct al, appeal from Cherokee chance1y
court; reversed and remanded.
J. J. Micl1le VS.. Southern Belle Tele.
phone and Telegraph company, appeal
from Talladega circuit court affirmed
C. NJ. Williams VS.. Amanda Smith
appeal from Clay county court; af-
firmed.
Louisville and Nashville Railroad
company VS.. r. G.. Fleming. admins
traitor. appeal from Morgan circuit
court; affirmed
Southern Railway company VS. Joe
Brown. appeal from jackson circuit
court; affirmed.
j. w. Marshall VS.. Joe Woodall, APP
peal from Marshall circuit court: af-
firmed.
Gardner ALEX Wall VS.. N. r
Graham, appeal from Coosa circuit
court reversed and remanded.
Southern Railway company vs.. Mrs
Lula Grady, appeal from bessemer city
court reversed and remanded.
Birmingham Railway Light and
Power company VS.. J. W. Crenshaw
appeal from Birmingham city court; af-
frmed.
Birmingham Water Works company
VS.. w. w. Whatley. appeal from Biz
mingham city court; affirmed.
Woodward Iron company VS.. Mix
Steel. appeal from Bessemer city court
affirmed.
J. c. Grow VS.. ]. II. McKown, APP
peal from DeKalb circuit court; az
frmcd.
John Arthur Hayes VS.. Maggie
Hayes, appeal from Marshall chancers
court appeal dismissed.
Louisville and Nashville Railroad
company Vi. c. r. Hall, appeal from
Morgan law and equity court; re-
yersed and remandcd.
National Surety company VS.. city o.