Legal Opinion
Good Hope Contracting Co. v. Alabama Department of Transportation
Supreme Court of Alabama
Decided July 20, 2007No. 1060078PublishedCited by 17 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
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The Alabama Department of Transportation (“ALDOT”) petitions this Court for the writ of mandamus directing the Montgomery Circuit Court to enter an order dismissing the complaint of Good Hope Contracting Company, Inc. (“Good Hope”), on the grounds of sovereign immunity. Because ALDOT has demonstrated a clear legal right to this relief, we grant the petition and issue the writ of mandamus.
Facts and Procedural Background
Between March 2002 and January 2003, Good Hope entered into three contracts with ALDOT pursuant to which Good Hope was to undertake various roadway-construction…
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