Legal Opinion
Knight v. Alabama Power Co.
Supreme Court of Alabama
Decided April 11, 1991No. 1900285PublishedCited by 33 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Joe Hardy Knight sued Alabama Power Company, alleging that Alabama Power was negligent in the location of a transmission wire and that its alleged negligence resulted in injury to Knight. Alabama Power raised, among other things, the defense of contributory negligence. Thereafter, Alabama Power filed a motion for summary judgment. At the hearing on Alabama Power's motion, Knight filed an amended response to the motion, asking the trial court to adopt the doctrine of comparative negligence. The trial court granted Alabama Power's motion for summary judgment and denied Knight's motion to adopt…
2Cases cited12 opinions
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- John R. Cowley & Bros., Inc. v. BrownSupreme Court of Alabama · 1990
- Brown v. Piggly-Wiggly StoresSupreme Court of Alabama · 1984
- Alabama Power Company v. ScholzSupreme Court of Alabama · 1968
- Wilson v. Alabama Power CompanySupreme Court of Alabama · 1986
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3Cited by33 opinions
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