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Keeton v. Fayette County

Supreme Court of Alabama

Decided December 15, 1989No. 88-609PublishedCited by 36 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

This is an appeal from a summary judgment for Fayette County in a wrongful death case filed against it by Charles Edward Keeton, the father and administrator of the estate of Timothy Edward Keeton ("Timmy"), a 16-year-old who died as a result of hanging — apparently a self-inflicted hanging — while confined in the Fayette County jail.1 We reverse and remand.

This cause of action against Fayette County is not based upon a respondeat superior theory imposing liability for the actions or inactions of the sheriff of Fayette County. If it were, summary judgment would be appropriate. Oliver…

2Cases cited9 opinions

  1. Parker v. AmersonSupreme Court of Alabama · 1987
  2. Vines v. Plantation Motor LodgeSupreme Court of Alabama · 1976
  3. Dailey v. City of BirminghamSupreme Court of Alabama · 1979
  4. Parker v. Thyssen Min. Const., Inc.Supreme Court of Alabama · 1983
  5. Allman v. BeamSupreme Court of Alabama · 1961

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3Cited by36 opinions

  1. Joe Marsh, Leroy Owens v. Butler County, Alabama, the Butler County CommissionCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 2001
  2. Turquitt v. Jefferson CountyCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1998
  3. King v. Colbert CountySupreme Court of Alabama · 1993
  4. Ex Parte Sumter CountySupreme Court of Alabama · 2006
  5. PARKER BLDG. SERVICES CO., INC. v. LightseySupreme Court of Alabama · 2005

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