Aquilino v. Birmingham Ry., Light & Power Co.
Aquilino v. Birmingham Ry., Light & Power Co.
Opinion of the Court
The action is to recover damages for injuries to a motor truck owned by appellant, which collided with a street car of appellee. The truck and the street car were traveling in opposite directions when the collision occurred; each car and the operator thereof being in open view of the operator of the other.
The complaint contained two counts, one declaring on simple negligence on the part of the motorman of the street car, and the other as for wanton or willful conduct on his part in causing the collision. The general issue was pleaded as to each count and contributory negligence as to the simple negligence count.
The trial resulted in verdict and judgment for the defendant, and from such judgment the plaintiff appeals.
Neither of the charges given at the request of the defendant could be said to be erroneous, except that they were not limited in their scope to the count which declared on simple negligence, but were applicable to both counts. As before stated, no injury could result or did result from this, because no recovery could or should have been had under this count. The court could well have given the affirmative instruction as to this count.
Some of the charges given could have been refused for possible misleading tendencies; but, having been given, we are not willing to put the court in error for giving them.
We find no error, and no other question meriting discussion, though the entire record has been carefully examined, and each question discussed by counsel fully considered.
Affirmed.
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