Legal Opinion
Alabama Power Co. v. Marine Builders, Inc.
Supreme Court of Alabama
Decided August 2, 1985PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
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This is an appeal from a judgment entered upon a jury verdict for plaintiffs and against Alabama Power Company in the amount of $3.5 million. We affirm.
The case is an outgrowth of a boating accident which occurred on Dog River, at the entrance to Halls Mill Creek, a navigable waterway in Mobile County, Alabama, on May 6, 1979. At that time and place, David Williams was operating a 1975 O'Day 25-foot sailing vessel, manufactured and sold by Bangor Punta…
2Cases cited43 opinions
- Ryan Stevedoring Co. v. Pan-Atlantic Steamship Corp.Supreme Court of the United States · 1956
- Scindia Steam Navigation Co. v. De Los SantosSupreme Court of the United States · 1981
- Casrell v. Altec Industries, Inc.Supreme Court of Alabama · 1976
- United States v. Republic Steel Corp.Supreme Court of the United States · 1960
- Zabel v. TabbCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1970
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3Cited by9 opinions
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- Blackburn, Inc. v. Harnischfeger Corp.District Court, D. Kansas · 1991
- Phar-Mor, Inc. v. GoffSupreme Court of Alabama · 1992
- Blythe v. Sears, Roebuck & Co.Supreme Court of Alabama · 1991
- Evans v. Fruehauf Corp.Supreme Court of Alabama · 1994
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