Legal Opinion
Sims v. Star-Mindingall Water System
Supreme Court of Alabama
Decided April 16, 1993No. 1911480PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ADAMS, Justice.
Marshall Sims appeals from a judgment based on a directed verdict in favor of Star-Mindingall Water System (“Star”) in Sims’s action seeking compensation for personal injuries and damage to his vehicle. We reverse and remand.
On the evening of October 11, 1988, Sims was injured when the vehicle he was driving struck a four-foot-high pile of dirt situated in his lane of travel. The dirt was from a roadside excavation and had been placed in the roadway by employees of Key Plumbing, Inc. (“Key”), who were engaged in repairing a broken water line owned by Star.
Sims sued Star on…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Montgomery St. Ry. Co. v. SmithSupreme Court of Alabama · 1905
- Thomas v. Saulsbury & Co.Supreme Court of Alabama · 1924
- WALTER L. COUSE & COMPANY v. Hardy CorporationCourt of Civil Appeals of Alabama · 1972
- WALTER L. COUSE & COMPANY v. Hardy CorporationSupreme Court of Alabama · 1973
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