Armory Commission of Alabama v. Staudt

This is an appeal by permission, Rule 5, ARAP, from an interlocutory order entered by the circuit court, denying the Armory Commission of Alabama its motion to dismiss. The Commission's motion was based on its claim of governmental immunity; however, the circuit court found that the immunity afforded by Ala. Const. art. I, § 14 did not extend to the Armory Commission. We reverse.

On or about August 20, 1979, the plaintiff, Wanda T. Staudt, entered the National Guard Armory located in Morgan County. It was attested that at the time Ms. Staudt entered the building, the floor had been freshly…