Tennessee Coal, Iron R. Co. v. Franklin
Tennessee Coal, Iron R. Co. v. Franklin
Opinion of the Court
This was an action by the appellee, who was the owner of certain lands in Jefferson county, against the appellant, for injury done to his land and crops by reason of the fact that the appellant deposited substances in a creek which flowed through ■ appellant’s land and caused the, lands to overflow. The complaint consisted of only one- count.
The complaint was sufficient, and was not subject to the demurrers/interposed. Tenn. Coal & Iron R. R. Co. v. Hamilton, 100 Ala. 252, 14 South. 167, 46 Am. St. Rep. 48.
“The court charges the jury that they cannot award plaintiff any damages for injury to his crops during the year prior to the filing of this suit.” B. R., L. & P. Co. v. Camp, 161 Ala. 456, 49 South. 846.
While it is true that there was evidence offered showing the destruction of the crops, still no evidence .of the value of the crops was offered, and there was no evidence upon which the jury could fix a money value for the damage done to the crops. There was a general verdict for the plaintiff, and it cannot be said that the refusal to give this charge resulted in no injury to the appellant.
We have examined the other charges refused to appellant, also the exceptions to the oral charge of the court, and the exceptions to the rulings of the court upon the evidence, and' find no error.
For the error pointed out, the judgment is reversed and the cause remanded.
Reversed and remanded.
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