Howard v. Lillco Corp.

HARWOOD, Justice.

On June 27, 2001, Alonzo Howard, then 14 years old, was a social guest of a tenant in the Birmingham apartment complex known as Martinbrook Apartments. Alonzo was seriously injured when while riding his bicycle in a common area of the apartment complex he fell into a large hole. He *554and his mother, Patricia Taylor, sued Lill-co Corporation, the owner and operator of Martinbrook Apartments. Lillco then filed a motion for a summary judgment, and on August 1, 2003, the Jefferson Circuit Court granted Lillco’s motion. The court noted in its summary-judgment order that Alonzo was…