Legal Opinion

Dolgencorp, Inc. v. Taylor

Supreme Court of Alabama

Decided June 12, 2009No. 1070900PublishedCited by 31 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

*739SMITH, Justice.

Dolgencorp, Inc. (“Dolgencorp”), which owns and operates Dollar General retail discount stores, appeals from a judgment entered on a jury verdict in favor of Arlie Taylor on Taylor’s claims alleging negligence and wantonness. We reverse the trial court’s judgment and render a judgment for Dolgencorp.

Facts and Procedural History

On December 2, 2004, Taylor, who was then 68 years old, went to a Dollar General retail discount store (“the store”) in Jackson to purchase laundry products. After entering the store, Taylor attempted to push her shopping cart to the back aisle of the…

2Cases cited27 opinions

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