Legal Opinion
Weatherspoon v. Tillery Body Shop, Inc.
Supreme Court of Alabama
Decided February 12, 2010No. 1081131PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
LYONS, Justice,
Debra Weatherspoon appeals from the Tuscaloosa Circuit Court’s dismissal of her claims against Tillery Body Shop, Inc. (“Tillery”). The trial court dismissed the claims, finding that they were preempted by federal law. We affirm.
Factual Background and Procedural Histo'ry
On April 9, 2005, Weatherspoon sued Tillery, Dennis Horton, and several fictitiously named defendants. Her complaint alleged the following facts. Weather-spoon, a resident of Hale County, owned a 1995 Chevrolet Blazer sport-utility vehicle (“the Blazer”). In December 2002, Weath-erspoon’s adult son used the…
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