A railroad company is liable for all damages done to persons, or to stock or other property, resulting from a failure to comply with the requirements of Sections 37-2-80 through 37-2-82, or any negligence on the part of such company or its agents; and when any person or stock is killed or injured, or other property destroyed or damaged by the locomotive or cars of any railroad, the burden of proof, in any action brought therefor, is on the railroad company to show a compliance with the requirements of such sections, and that there was no negligence on the part of the company or its agents.
Structure Code of Alabama
Title 37 - Public Utilities and Public Transportation.
Chapter 2 - Transportation Companies.
Article 1 - General Provisions.
Division 3 - Regulations Affecting Public Safety.
Section 37-2-80 - Railroad Signs.
Section 37-2-81 - Duty of Locomotive Engineer to Ring Bell or Blow Horn, Etc.
Section 37-2-82 - Stopping Trains at Crossings; Right-of-Way.
Section 37-2-84 - Abandonment and Discontinuance of Grade Crossings.
Section 37-2-85 - Examination and Licensing of Railroad Employees.
Section 37-2-86 - Employment of Unlicensed Persons.
Section 37-2-86.1 - Conductor and Engineer's Qualification Permit Contents; Display.
Section 37-2-87 - Instruction of Engineers and Conductors.
Section 37-2-88 - Railroad Drawbridges.
Section 37-2-89 - Railroad Fences; Liability for Injury to Stock.