JOHNSON v. KING

8 Div. 746.

71 So.2d 60 (1954)

JOHNSON v. KING.

Supreme Court of Alabama.

March 18, 1954.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Marion F. Lusk, Guntersville, for appellant.

Scruggs & Scruggs, Guntersville, for appellee.


LAWSON, Justice.

This is a suit under the homicide statute, § 123, Title 7, Code 1940, by appellant, as administrator of the estate of Martin A. Johnson, deceased, against appellee to recover damages for the alleged wrongful death of the intestate.

There were two counts in the complaint, one charging negligence, the other charging wantonness. To the negligence count the defendant pleaded the general issue and contributory negligence and to the count charging...

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