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282 Ala. 71

Caffee v. Durrett

Supreme Court of Alabama

Decided April 11, 1968

Supreme Court of Alabama · decided 1968-04-11

Cited by 8 later decisions — most recently November 1971

8 state decisions

Relies on Sparks v. McCreary · United Insurance Company of America v. Pounders · 16 Ala. App. 209 - Birmingham Waterworks Co. v. Brooks

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Decided 1968-04-11

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¶1On Rehearing

PER CURIAM.

¶2Appellant argues that the complaint (Count A, the only one submitted to the jury) is subject to Ground 7 of his demurrer. This ground “For that the plaintiff’s complaint fails to state a cause of action.” is general. We will not put the trial court in error on this ground for overruling the demurrer. § 236, Title 7, Code 1940; United Ins. Co. of America v. Pounders, 279 Ala. 410, 186 So.2d 125; 16 Ala. Digest Pleading «=221. ,

¶3It was not necessary to claim punitive damages in Count A. Sparks v. McCrary, 156 Ala. 382, 47 So. 332, 22 L.R.A., N.S., 1224; Black v. Hankins, 6 Ala.App. 512, 60 So. 441; Birmingham Waterworks Co. v. Brooks, 16 Ala.App. 209, 76 So. 515. We also observe that appellant did not except to the court’s oral charge on the question of punitive damages.

¶4Application for rehearing is overruled.

¶5The foregoing opinion was prepared by Bowen W. Simmons, Supernumerary Circuit Judge, and adopted by the court as its opinion.

¶6Application overruled.

LIVINGSTON, C. J., and LAWSON, MERRILL and COLEMAN, JJ., concur.
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