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Congleton v. Jackson County Board of Education

Supreme Court of Alabama

Decided August 22, 2008No. 1070878PublishedCited by 35 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

SMITH, Justice.

The Jackson County Board of Education (“the Board”) petitions for the writ of mandamus directing the Jackson Circuit Court to enter a summary judgment in its favor in the underlying action against it based on the immunity provision of Ala. Const. 1901, § 14. We grant the petition and issue the writ.

Facts and Procedural Histonj

On November 22, 2002, Kaitlyn Congle-ton, then five years old, attended a high school football game with her aunt and uncle, Michelle and Michael Willingham. Deshler High School was playing North Jackson High School in the quarter-final round of the…

2Cases cited25 opinions

  1. West v. Founders Life Assur. Co. of FloridaSupreme Court of Alabama · 1989
  2. Bass v. SOUTHTRUST BANK OF BALDWIN CTY.Supreme Court of Alabama · 1989
  3. Wilson v. BrownSupreme Court of Alabama · 1986
  4. Blue Cross and Blue Shield v. HodurskiSupreme Court of Alabama · 2004
  5. Williams v. State Farm Mut. Auto. Ins. Co.Supreme Court of Alabama · 2003

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3Cited by35 opinions

  1. Alabama Department of Corrections v. Montgomery County CommissionSupreme Court of Alabama · 2008
  2. Lee v. Hale County Board of EducationSupreme Court of Alabama · 2009
  3. Al-Sulaibe Ex Rel. Jones v. Monroe County Board of EducationSupreme Court of Alabama · 2010
  4. Clowers v. Ala. Dep't of Corr. (Ex parte Ala. Dep't of Corr.)Supreme Court of Alabama · 2017
  5. Mack v. Wilcox County Board of EducationSupreme Court of Alabama · 2016

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