Ex Parte McRae's of Alabama, Inc.

The Court granted the petition for the writ of certiorari filed by the defendant McRae's of Alabama, Inc., to review its argument that the reversal by the Court of Civil Appeals conflicts with this Court's decisions holding that "It is the general rule in Alabama that absent special relationships or circumstances, a person has no duty to protect another from criminal acts of a third person." Moye v. A.G. Gaston Motels,Inc., 499 So.2d 1368, 1370 (Ala. 1986). See C.A. v. Wal-Mart,Inc., 683 So.2d 413 (Ala. 1996); Baptist Memorial Hospital v.Gosa, 686 So.2d 1147 (Ala. 1996); Broadus v. Chevron…