Legal Opinion
Trapp v. Vess
Supreme Court of Alabama
Decided September 27, 2002No. 1011406PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Jerry Trapp appeals from a summary judgment for Jerry Vess and Cotton States Insurance Company. We affirm.
Facts and Procedural History
On January 28, 2000, the weather conditions in Franklin County included freezing temperatures and two to three inches of snow. Jerry Vess and his daughter left their home that morning to take Vess's daughter to Russellville Hospital, where she was scheduled to undergo medical tests. Along the way, Vess applied the brakes on an icy portion of a road, and his car skidded into a ditch. Neither Vess nor his daughter were injured; however, Vess's car was stuck in…
2Cases cited14 opinions
- West v. Founders Life Assur. Co. of FloridaSupreme Court of Alabama · 1989
- Bass v. SOUTHTRUST BANK OF BALDWIN CTY.Supreme Court of Alabama · 1989
- Hanners v. Balfour Guthrie, Inc.Supreme Court of Alabama · 1990
- Ex Parte LumpkinSupreme Court of Alabama · 1997
- Commonwealth v. MillsapsSupreme Court of Virginia · 1987
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