Reports of Cases Argued and Determined in the Supreme Court of Alabama, Volume 101 |
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... charges given at the request of the plaintiffs was the following : ( 17. ) " I charge you , gen- tlemen of the jury , that under the evidence the general manager of the defendant , to - wit , Farnum , had authority to appoint agents ...
... charges given at the request of the plaintiffs was the following : ( 17. ) " I charge you , gen- tlemen of the jury , that under the evidence the general manager of the defendant , to - wit , Farnum , had authority to appoint agents ...
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... Charge as to plaintiff's negligence . — A charge which instructs the jury that , although the plaintiff was guilty of negligence , " if the jury believe from the evidence that this negligence did not contrib- ute to plaintiff's injury ...
... Charge as to plaintiff's negligence . — A charge which instructs the jury that , although the plaintiff was guilty of negligence , " if the jury believe from the evidence that this negligence did not contrib- ute to plaintiff's injury ...
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... charge which ignores this tendency of the evidence is properly refused . 14. Refusal of charges which are mere repetition of former charges . — A court commits no error in refusing charges requested by parties to a suit , which are mere ...
... charge which ignores this tendency of the evidence is properly refused . 14. Refusal of charges which are mere repetition of former charges . — A court commits no error in refusing charges requested by parties to a suit , which are mere ...
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... charged in each of the remaining counts was , that of a person in charge of a switch in opening the same and failing to close it , so that the engine upon which the plaintiff was the engineer ran through the switch and collided with a ...
... charged in each of the remaining counts was , that of a person in charge of a switch in opening the same and failing to close it , so that the engine upon which the plaintiff was the engineer ran through the switch and collided with a ...
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... charge to the jury , and also ex- cepted to the whole of the court's general charge as given . At the request of the plaintiff , the court gave to the jury the following written charges : ( 1. ) " If the plaintiff kept the best lookout ...
... charge to the jury , and also ex- cepted to the whole of the court's general charge as given . At the request of the plaintiff , the court gave to the jury the following written charges : ( 1. ) " If the plaintiff kept the best lookout ...
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