Legal Opinion

Brown v. K & M Tree Servs., Inc.

Court of Civil Appeals of Alabama

Decided February 9, 2018No. 2160903Published

1Opinion of the Court

THOMAS, Judge.

Dexter Brown and Kira Dodds appeal a judgment as a matter of law ("JML") entered by the Jefferson Circuit Court ("the trial court") in favor of K & M Tree Services, Inc. ("K & M"). We reverse the trial court's judgment and remand the cause for further proceedings.

Background

On February 23, 2016, Brown and Dodds filed a complaint in the trial court against K & M, Michael Phillips, Access Insurance Company, and fictitiously named defendants. In relevant part, Brown and Dodds alleged that, while driving a vehicle owned by K & M, Phillips had negligently and wantonly struck their…

2Cases cited27 opinions

  1. State Farm Fire & Casualty Co. v. SladeSupreme Court of Alabama · 1999
  2. Tullis v. BlueSupreme Court of Alabama · 1927
  3. Pryor v. Brown & Root USA, Inc.Supreme Court of Alabama · 1996
  4. American Nat. Fire Ins. Co. v. HughesSupreme Court of Alabama · 1993
  5. Locklear Dodge City, Inc. v. KimbrellSupreme Court of Alabama · 1997

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