Legal Opinion
Olympia Spa v. Johnson
Supreme Court of Alabama
Decided May 12, 1989No. 87-110PublishedCited by 36 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Wilbur G. Johnson, as executor of the estate of Margaret F. Johnson, commenced this wrongful death action in the Circuit Court of Mobile County, under § 6-5-410, Code of Alabama (1975), for the death of his 75-year-old wife in a steam room on the premises of Olympia Spa in Dothan, Alabama. Mr. Johnson filed this action against Olympia Spa, David Polur, Brenda McCall, and Honeywell, Inc., on November 13, 1984. Jack Nicklaus Club Management, Inc., was later added as a party defendant.
The complaint contained three causes of action. The first charged the defendants with negligent failure to…
2Cases cited21 opinions
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