Legal Opinion

Prentiss v. Evergreen Presbyterian Church

Supreme Court of Alabama

Decided July 22, 1994No. 1930425PublishedCited by 7 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

The plaintiffs, Bonny R. Prentiss and her husband Paul H. Prentiss, appeal from a summary judgment entered in favor of the defendant, Evergreen Presbyterian Church, in a slip and fall action.

Bonny Prentiss is a member of the Alabama Jubilee Chorus, which rehearses at Evergreen Presbyterian Church. On October 1, 1992, while rehearsing with the chorus, Bonny slipped and fell on some risers in the choir room of the Evergreen Presbyterian Church and was injured. She and her husband sued Evergreen Presbyterian Church, alleging liability for Bonny's injuries (Paul's claim was for loss of…

2Cases cited9 opinions

  1. West v. Founders Life Assur. Co. of FloridaSupreme Court of Alabama · 1989
  2. Autry v. Roebuck Park Baptist ChurchSupreme Court of Alabama · 1969
  3. Betts v. McDonald's Corp.Supreme Court of Alabama · 1990
  4. Hambright v. First Baptist ChurchSupreme Court of Alabama · 1994
  5. Frederick v. ReedCourt of Civil Appeals of Alabama · 1982

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3Cited by7 opinions

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  3. Davidson v. Highlands United Methodist ChurchCourt of Civil Appeals of Alabama · 1995
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