Legal Opinion

Taylor v. Dorough

Supreme Court of Alabama

Decided June 23, 1989No. 87-1060PublishedCited by 18 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

ON APPLICATION FOR REHEARING

This Court's original opinion is withdrawn and the following opinion is substituted therefor.

This appeal is from a summary judgment for the defendant in a personal injury action arising out of an automobile accident. At issue is the validity of a release that the plaintiffs claim they were fraudulently induced to sign.

Summary judgment is appropriate only if the materials submitted to the court "show that there is no genuine issue as to any material fact and that the moving party is entitled to judgment as a matter of law." Rule 56(c), Ala.R.Civ.P. "The court must…

2Cases cited12 opinions

  1. Cooper v. AgeeSupreme Court of Alabama · 1930
  2. Birmingham Railway, Light & Power Co. v. JordanSupreme Court of Alabama · 1910
  3. Illinois Cent. R. Co. v. JohnstonSupreme Court of Alabama · 1920
  4. Simpson v. GlennSupreme Court of Alabama · 1956
  5. Stanard Tilton Milling Co. v. MixonSupreme Court of Alabama · 1942

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3Cited by18 opinions

  1. Valley Properties, Inc. v. StrahanSupreme Court of Alabama · 1990
  2. Burlington Northern R. Co. v. WarrenSupreme Court of Alabama · 1990
  3. BILLY BARNES ENTERPRISES, INC. v. WilliamsSupreme Court of Alabama · 2007
  4. Hall v. GainesSupreme Court of Alabama · 1993
  5. Cleghorn v. ScribnerSupreme Court of Alabama · 1992

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