CLARK v. MOORE

SC 1194.

341 So.2d 116 (1976)

Emily E. CLARK and Frank G. Clark v. Leroy MOORE.

Supreme Court of Alabama.

December 30, 1976.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

E. Drexel Meadors, Lanett, for appellants.

Hoyt W. Hill of Walker, Hill, Gullage, Adams & Umbach, Opelika, for appellee.


FAULKNER, Justice.

This is a case about a Charolais bull, with a "Ferdinandish" disposition, creating havoc and excitement in Opelika, Alabama, one summer day.

On September 8, 1973, Moore, the present owner of the bull, was transporting him in a stake body truck to his new owner. When the truck came to a railroad crossing in Opelika, the bull, without warning, jumped over the 7-foot metal body, onto the cab of the truck, and then to the ground. Moore, following...

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