Legal Opinion
Bateman v. State Board of Adjustment
Court of Civil Appeals of Alabama
Decided July 13, 1989No. Civ. 6920PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
L. CHARLES WRIGHT, Retired Appellate Judge.
Vonnie Bateman sustained a fatal injury while crossing the road in front of her home to board a school bus owned and operated by the Houston County Board of Education. Lee and Melissa Bateman, the child’s parents, made a claim against the State of Alabama through the Alabama Board of Adjustment for expenses and for an additional award for the loss of their child. The Board of Adjustment construed § 41-9-62(a)(10), Code 1975, which provides that:
“(a) The board of adjustment shall have the power and jurisdiction and it shall be its duty to hear and…
2Cases cited5 opinions
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- Wallace v. BurlesonSupreme Court of Alabama · 1978
- Federated Guaranty Life Ins. Co. v. BraggSupreme Court of Alabama · 1981
- Moody v. University of AlabamaCourt of Civil Appeals of Alabama · 1981
- Tillman v. SibblesSupreme Court of Alabama · 1974
3Cited by2 opinions
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