Legal Opinion

White Consol. Ind. v. American Liberty

Supreme Court of Alabama

Decided April 2, 1993No. 1911560PublishedCited by 59 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

White Consolidated Industries, Inc. ("WCI"), appeals from a judgment based on jury verdicts in favor of American Liberty Insurance Company ("American") and Mary Evans McKinney. We affirm.

McKinney and American, as subrogee to McKinney's interest, sued WCI for damages, based on a fire that occurred in McKinney's home on March 9, 1988. McKinney and American alleged that the fire started in McKinney's Gibson clothes dryer (before this action was filed, WCI had acquired the company that manufactured the Gibson clothes dryer). The complaint alleged negligent or wanton design, manufacture,…

2Cases cited19 opinions

  1. Batson v. KentuckySupreme Court of the United States · 1986
  2. Edmonson v. Leesville Concrete Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1991
  3. Mathews v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1988
  4. Ex Parte BranchSupreme Court of Alabama · 1987
  5. Ex Parte JacksonSupreme Court of Alabama · 1987

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3Cited by59 opinions

  1. Ingram v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Alabama · 1999
  2. Burton v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Alabama · 1993
  3. Dobyne v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Alabama · 1994
  4. Smith v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Alabama · 2000
  5. Hutcherson v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Alabama · 1994

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