Legal Opinion
Newburn v. Dobbs Mobile Bay, Inc.
Supreme Court of Alabama
Decided March 17, 1995No. 1931655PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
This case involves an action on a release agreement. The plaintiffs, Roy J. Newburn and his wife Jewel Newburn, appeal from a summary judgment for the defendant Dobbs Mobile Bay, Inc. d/b/a Treadwell Ford (hereinafter "Treadwell Ford"). We reverse and remand.
The evidence, viewed in the light most favorable to the plaintiffs, suggests the following facts: The Newburns purchased a used 1988 Kenworth tractor from Treadwell Ford to operate in a small trucking business known as Newburn Trucking. The title to the truck was in both of their names. The Newburns financed the purchase of the truck by a…
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