Legal Opinion
W.L.O. v. Smith
Supreme Court of Alabama
Decided July 19, 1991No. 89-1765PublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
The plaintiff, W.L.O., as the mother and next friend of A.O., a minor,1 appeals from a summary judgment entered in favor of the City of Bessemer Board of Education ("the Board"); members of the Board; Hazel Smith, the principal of A.O.'s school; and Mary Blankenship, A.O.'s kindergarten teacher.2 She also appeals from the dismissal of one of the claims in the complaint. The plaintiff's claims against each of the defendants arose out of a sexual assault that she alleges occurred on the school grounds.
On January 11, 1985, the child was a kindergarten student at Abrams Primary School in…
2Cases cited12 opinions
- DeShaney v. Winnebago County Department of Social ServicesSupreme Court of the United States · 1989
- Turner v. Systems Fuel, Inc.Supreme Court of Alabama · 1985
- Henley v. Pizitz Realty Co.Supreme Court of Alabama · 1984
- Sims v. Etowah County Bd. of Ed.Supreme Court of Alabama · 1976
- Maslankowski v. Beam Ex Rel. QuernemeonSupreme Court of Alabama · 1972
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3Cited by11 opinions
- Thetford v. City of ClantonSupreme Court of Alabama · 1992
- Patton v. BlackSupreme Court of Alabama · 1994
- Hail v. Regency Terrace Owners Ass'nSupreme Court of Alabama · 2000
- Ex Parte McRae's of Alabama, Inc.Supreme Court of Alabama · 1997
- N.J. v. Greater Emanuel Temple HolinessSupreme Court of Alabama · 1992
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