Legal Opinion
Minton v. Whisenant
Supreme Court of Alabama
Decided August 21, 1981No. 80-304PublishedCited by 25 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Danny Minton, an employee of the Goodyear Tire and Rubber Company, was injured on the job on September 22, 1976, while operating a "precision wind-up" machine.
On September 22, 1977, he filed a complaint against Goodyear, Spadone Machine Company, Inc., and Portage Machine Company. The complaint contained three counts.
The first sought workmen's compensation from Goodyear. The second charged Spadone with wanton misconduct and negligence in (a) manufacturing the machine; (b) failing to provide a guard; (c) failing to provide safety devices; (d) failing to warn of the necessity for installing a…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Grantham v. DenkeSupreme Court of Alabama · 1978
- Roth v. ScruggsSupreme Court of Alabama · 1925
- Fowlkes v. Liberty Mut. Ins. Co.Supreme Court of Alabama · 1980
- Hinton v. HobbsSupreme Court of Alabama · 1977
- McKelvey-coats Furniture Co. v. DoeSupreme Court of Alabama · 1940
3Cited by25 opinions
- Coker v. Amoco Oil Co.Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1983
- COLUMBIA ENGINEERING INTERN., LTD. v. EspeySupreme Court of Alabama · 1983
- Weeks v. Alabama Elec. Co-Op., Inc.Supreme Court of Alabama · 1982
- Davis v. MimsSupreme Court of Alabama · 1987
- Threadgill v. Birmingham Bd. of Ed.Supreme Court of Alabama · 1981
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