Ex Parte Schaeffel Schaeffel
Supreme Court of Alabama
1Opinion of the Court
We granted Timothy Schaeffel's petition for a writ of certiorari to review the Court of Civil Appeals' no-opinion affirmance of the Colbert Circuit Court's summary judgment for respondents Wal-Mart Stores, Inc., W.G. Yates Sons Construction Company, and Irons Electric Company, Inc., in Schaeffel's action stemming from injuries he sustained while repairing a freezer on the premises of a Wal-Mart Super Center. We affirm.
I. Standard of Review
We review the trial court's summary judgment de novo, according to the following procedure:
"When reviewing a trial court's summary judgment, this Court…
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