Connell v. Call-A-Cab, Inc.

PARKER, Justice.1

■ This is an appeal from the Houston Circuit Court, which entered a summary judgment for defendant Call-A-Cab, Inc., d/b/a AAA. Cab Company (“AAA”), reasoning that “an employer is not liable for the *72sexual misconduct of its employee even in a common carrier case involving a taxi.” Because the trial court's judgment overlooks Alabama’s long-standing tradition of holding common carriers liable for assaults on their passengers, we reverse and remand.

I.Case History

The facts, as alleged by Kristi Connell, the plaintiff below, are as follows: In December 2003, Connell telephoned…