Garvin v. Shewbart

Gwenetta L. Garvin appeals to this Court for a reversal of a summary judgment entered in favor of defendants V.A. Shewbart, CNA Insurance Companies, a corporation, and Jr. Food Stores of West Florida, Inc. (collectively referred to as "CNA"), on her complaint alleging fraud and the tort of outrageous conduct. This action derives from an injury to her back that Garvin suffered at her workplace in 1981. Garvin filed a workmen's compensation claim that was upheld in Jr. Food Stores of WestFlorida, Inc. v. Garvin, 447 So.2d 794 (Ala.Civ.App. 1984). She also filed an outrage claim, prior to the…