Birmingham Southern R. Co. v. Harrison

Decided January 16, 1919. William H. Thomas wrote the opinion for the court.

82 So. 534 · Cited 61 times

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Precedents cited

Decisions in our collection this opinion relies on, ordered by how often it cites each. Cases we publish link through; others open the full text.

• White Swan Laundry Co. v. Wehrhan · 79 So. 479
• Grand Trunk Railway Co. v. Ives · 144 U.S. 408
• Texas & Pacific Railway Co. v. Cox · 145 U.S. 593
• Delaware, Lackawanna & Western Railroad v. Converse · 139 U.S. 469
• Little v. Hackett · 116 U.S. 366
• Gardner v. Michigan Central Railroad · 150 U.S. 349
• Tobler v. Pioneer Mining & Mfg. Co. · 166 Ala. 482
• Louisville & Nashville R. R. v. Holland · 173 Ala. 675
• Nashville, Chattanooga & St. Louis Railway v. Crosby · 194 Ala. 338
• Amerson v. Corona Coal & Iron Co. · 194 Ala. 175
• Suell v. Derricott · 161 Ala. 259
• L. & N. R. R. v. Calvert · 172 Ala. 597
• Bresee v. Los Angeles Traction Co. · 85 P. 152
• Randle v. Birmingham Railway, Light & Power Co. · 169 Ala. 314
• Koch v. Southern California Ry. Co. · 84 P. 176
• Pace v. Louisville & Nashville Railroad · 166 Ala. 519
• Headley v. Denver & Rio Grande Railroad · 60 Colo. 500
• Williams v. Anniston Electric & Gas Co. · 164 Ala. 84
• Louisville & Nashville R. R. Calvert · 170 Ala. 565
• Vinson v. Southern Bell Tel. & Tel. Co. · 188 Ala. 292
• Birmingham Railway Light & Power Co. v. Hayes · 153 Ala. 178
• Alabama City G. & A. Ry. Co. v. Lumpkin · 195 Ala. 290
• Brown & Flowers v. Central of Georgia Ry. Co. · 197 Ala. 71
• Louisville & Nashville R. R. v. Jones · 191 Ala. 484
• Birmingham Southern Railway Co. v. Fox · 167 Ala. 281

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• Southern Ry. Co. v. Cates · 100 So. 356
• Morgan Hill Paving Co. v. Fonville · 119 So. 610
• Louisville N. R. Co. v. Clark · 87 So. 676
• Wojciechowski v. Louisville & Nashville Railroad · 277 Ala. 528
• Southern Ry. Co. v. Milan · 199 So. 711
• McMillan v. Aiken · 88 So. 135
• Alabama Power Company v. Smith · 142 So. 2d 228
• INTERNATIONAL UNION, ETC. v. Russell · 88 So. 2d 175
• Boyette v. Bradley · 100 So. 647
• Kelly v. Hanwick · 153 So. 269
• Williams v. Wicker · 179 So. 250
• Birmingham Belt R. Co. v. Nelson · 112 So. 422
• Morgan Hill Paving Co. v. Fonville · 130 So. 807
• Thomas v. Carter · 117 So. 634
• Birmingham Stove & Range Co. v. Vanderford · 116 So. 334
• McDermott v. Sibert · 119 So. 681
• Alabama Power Co. v. Stogner · 95 So. 151
• Swindall v. Speigner · 214 So. 2d 436
• Davis v. Smitherman · 96 So. 208
• King v. Brindley · 51 So. 2d 870
• Rooks v. Swift & Co. · 98 So. 16
• Baker v. Baker · 124 So. 740
• Vaughn v. Dwight Mfg. Co. · 91 So. 77
• Alabama Great Southern R. Co. v. Grauer · 102 So. 125

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