Legal Opinion

Pritchett v. G & B Log Co.

Supreme Court of Alabama

Decided August 6, 1982No. 80-869PublishedCited by 1 opinion

1Opinion of the Court

FAULKNER, Justice.

The petition for writ’ of certiorari to the Court of Civil Appeals was granted for the purpose of determining whether or not this Court’s judgment in Deaton Truck Line v. Acker, 261 Ala. 468, 74 So.2d 717 (1954), should be overruled. A majority of this Court is of the opinion that Deaton should be overruled. Therefore, the judgment of the Court of Civil Appeals, based on the authority of Deaton, is reversed.

G & B Log Company, is in the business of cutting and selling logs. In March, 1976, Pritchett was employed by G & B as a truck driver. The truck and trailer used by him to…

2Cases cited6 opinions

Shell Oil Co. v. Industrial Accident CommissionCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1962
Deaton Truck Line, Inc. v. AckerSupreme Court of Alabama · 1954
Employers Liability Assurance Corp. v. HendersonCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1927
Tallent v. M. C. Lyle & SonTennessee Supreme Court · 1948
Mosley v. Royal Indemnity Co.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1934

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3Cited by1 opinion

Pritchett v. G B Log CompanyCourt of Civil Appeals of Alabama · 1982