Tucker v. Cullman-Jefferson Counties Gas Dist.

On July 10, 2000, John Michael Tucker sued the Cullman-Jefferson Counties Gas District ("the District"), the entity that provides natural gas to his home. As amended, Tucker's complaint presented claims of fraud, breach of contract, "and/or other wrongful conduct." The action was brought as a class action pursuant to Rule 23, Ala.R.Civ.P. The proposed class consisted of those persons who, since May 1995, had purchased natural gas services from the District pursuant to a service contract with the District; had relied on alleged misrepresentations of fact concerning the District's billing…