Legal Opinion

Spry Funeral Homes, Inc. v. Deaton

Court of Civil Appeals of Alabama

Decided October 25, 1978No. Civ. 1556PublishedCited by 9 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

This is an appeal from an order of the Circuit Court of Franklin County granting summary judgment in favor of the defendant.

The dispositive issue on appeal is whether the complaint, as amended, stated a claim upon which relief could be granted.

It appears from the record that the following are the pertinent facts: The parties were engaged in providing ambulance services in the Russellville area in Franklin County. They agreed in writing, on June 11, 1976, that effective in August, 1976, neither would engage in the operation of an ambulance service in the Russellville area for a period of five…

2Cases cited12 opinions

  1. Folmar v. Montgomery Fair Company, Inc.Supreme Court of Alabama · 1975
  2. Hill v. RiceSupreme Court of Alabama · 1953
  3. James H. Thompson, Jr., Individually and D/B/A Rusty Thompson Mid Town Auto Service v. Allstate Insurance CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1973
  4. Dotschay v. National Mutual Insurance CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1957
  5. Odess v. TaylorSupreme Court of Alabama · 1968

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3Cited by9 opinions

  1. Randolph County v. Alabama Power CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1986
  2. Empiregas, Inc. of Ardmore v. HardySupreme Court of Alabama · 1985
  3. Johnson v. SorensenSupreme Court of Alabama · 2005
  4. Henson v. Estes Health Care Center, Inc.Supreme Court of Alabama · 1983
  5. Epps Aircraft, Inc. v. Exxon Corp.District Court, M.D. Alabama · 1993

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