Legal Opinion

Ward v. Forrester Day Care, Inc.

Supreme Court of Alabama

Decided March 24, 1989No. 87-1263Published

1Opinion of the Court

547 So.2d 410 (1989)

Radney WARD, individually and as father and next friend of Radney Garrett Ward, a minor; and Margaret Ward

v.

FORRESTER DAY CARE, INC.

87-1263.

Supreme Court of Alabama.

March 24, 1989.

Rehearing Denied June 16, 1989.

Allen G. Woodard of Cherry & Givens, Dothan, for appellants.

Huey D. McInish and William C. Carn III of Lee & McInish, Dothan, for appellee.

MADDOX, Justice.

The issue presented by this appeal is whether the doctrine of res ipsa loquitur should apply to an injury allegedly occurring to an 11-week-old child while he was in a day care center.

On April 29, 1987, Radney…

2Cases cited22 opinions

  1. Maki v. Murray HospitalMontana Supreme Court · 1932
  2. Kitto v. GilbertColorado Court of Appeals · 1977
  3. Nettrour v. JC Penney CompanySupreme Court of Colorado · 1961
  4. Thompson v. LeeSupreme Court of Alabama · 1983
  5. Alabama Power Co. v. BerrySupreme Court of Alabama · 1950

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