Legal Opinion
U.S.A. Oil, Inc. v. Smith
Court of Civil Appeals of Alabama
Decided March 31, 1982No. Civ. 3019PublishedCited by 21 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
This appeal requires this court to consider for the first time the tort of outrage as recognized by our supreme court inAmerican Road Service Co. v. Inmon, 394 So.2d 361 (Ala. 1981).
This appeal arose from an action instituted by U.S.A. Oil, Inc. (appellant) against Gaines Smith and Anne Smith (appellee). U.S.A. Oil's action against Gaines Smith was based upon his alleged failure to pay for products delivered to him by U.S.A. Oil. The action against Anne Smith was for fraud based upon her alleged failure to properly bill her husband's account while she was employed by U.S.A. Oil as a…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Agis v. Howard Johnson Co.Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1976
- Harris v. JonesCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1977
- Womack v. EldridgeSupreme Court of Virginia · 1974
- American Road Serv. Co. v. InmonSupreme Court of Alabama · 1980
- George v. Jordan Marsh CompanyMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1971
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3Cited by21 opinions
- Petyan v. EllisSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1986
- Ali DAEMI, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. CHURCH’S FRIED CHICKEN, INC., Defendant-AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1991
- Trujillo v. Northern Rio Arriba Electric Cooperative, Inc.New Mexico Supreme Court · 2001
- Perkins v. DeanSupreme Court of Alabama · 1990
- State Farm Auto. Ins. Co. v. MorrisSupreme Court of Alabama · 1993
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