Legal Opinion
Chatman v. City of Prichard
Supreme Court of Alabama
Decided April 22, 1983No. 81-1049PublishedCited by 21 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
The plaintiff, Claudine D. Chatman, appeals from a directed verdict granted in favor of the defendant, City of Prichard, a municipal corporation. We affirm.
On Sunday morning, September 29, 1979, Claudine Chatman was injured when she fell into a hole in front of the Pilgrim Rest A.M.E. Zion Church, located on Greer Avenue in Prichard. The hole developed when the ground covering a storm sewer drain caved in beneath Chatman as she walked toward the church.
Drainage ditches run parallel to both sides of Greer Avenue. The City of Prichard holds an easement for the drainage ditch on the side of the…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- A. A. Spurlin, Surviving Parent of Douglas J. Spurlin, a Minor, Deceased v. General Motors CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1976
- Bevill v. OwenSupreme Court of Alabama · 1979
- McWhorter v. ClarkSupreme Court of Alabama · 1977
- A. A. Spurlin, Serviving Parent of Douglas J. Spurlin, a Minor, Deceased, Plaintiffs,-Appellants v. General Motors CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1976
- Hursey v. City of MobileSupreme Court of Alabama · 1981
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