Legal Opinion

Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. v. Smitherman

Supreme Court of Alabama

Decided May 2, 2003No. 1000684PublishedCited by 47 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

872 So.2d 833 (2003)

WAL-MART STORES, INC., et al.

v.

Ross SMITHERMAN.

1000684.

Supreme Court of Alabama.

May 2, 2003.

Rehearing Denied August 29, 2003.

Michael M. Shipper and Kirkland E. Reid of Miller, Hamilton, Snider & Odom, L.L.C., Mobile, for appellants.

Tracy T. Sproule, Leah O. Taylor, and Rhonda Pitts Chambers of Taylor & Taylor, Birmingham, for appellee.

2Per curiam

The defendants Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. ("Wal-Mart"), and its employees Joe Paxton and Sheila Easterling appeal from a judgment entered on a jury verdict, awarding $100,000 to Ross Smitherman on his claims alleging negligence, wantonness,…

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3Cases cited19 opinions

  1. West v. Founders Life Assur. Co. of FloridaSupreme Court of Alabama · 1989
  2. American Road Serv. Co. v. InmonSupreme Court of Alabama · 1980
  3. Hoffman-La Roche, Inc. v. CampbellSupreme Court of Alabama · 1987
  4. Harrell v. Reynolds Metals Co.Supreme Court of Alabama · 1986
  5. State Farm Fire & Cas. Co. v. OwenSupreme Court of Alabama · 1999

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4Cited by47 opinions

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  2. Taylor v. SmithSupreme Court of Alabama · 2004
  3. Jones Food Co., Inc. v. ShipmanSupreme Court of Alabama · 2007
  4. Harrelson v. R.J.Supreme Court of Alabama · 2003
  5. Dolgencorp, LLC v. SpenceSupreme Court of Alabama · 2016

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