Bacon v. Winn-Dixie Montgomery, Inc.
Supreme Court of Alabama
1Opinion of the Court
Amelia Bacon, a customer, sued Winn-Dixie Montgomery, Inc., the operator of a supermarket at which she had shopped, alleging that it had negligently packaged for her a one-gallon container of cranberry juice in a single plastic bag; that the bag had burst; that the juice container had fallen on her foot; and that as a result she was caused to be injured.1 Upon Winn-Dixie's motion, the court entered a summary judgment for Winn-Dixie, on February 6, 1998. Bacon learned of that summary judgment on April 3, 1998, after the 42 days allowed for an appeal had expired. On Bacon's motion, the trial…
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