Legal Opinion

Starks v. Commercial Union Ins. Co.

Supreme Court of Alabama

Decided January 9, 1987No. 84-1143PublishedCited by 8 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Plaintiffs Arthur J. Starks and Linda Starks appeal from a summary judgment, made final pursuant to Rule 54(b), A.R.Civ.P., in favor of Commercial Union Insurance Company (hereinafter "Commercial Union").

In December 1984, the Starkses' minor child drowned in water that had collected in a drainage ditch maintained by the City of Montgomery. At the time of the child's death, Darrell Blake and Associates, Inc., a general contractor, was performing construction work under a contract with the City of Montgomery to make improvements in the ditch. The Starkses filed suit in the Circuit Court of…

2Cases cited5 opinions

  1. Beasley v. MacDonald Engineering Co.Supreme Court of Alabama · 1971
  2. United States Fidelity & Guaranty Co. v. JonesSupreme Court of Alabama · 1978
  3. Armstrong v. Aetna Ins. Com.Supreme Court of Alabama · 1983
  4. Central Accept. Corp. v. Colonial Bank of Ala.Supreme Court of Alabama · 1983
  5. Malloy v. SullivanSupreme Court of Alabama · 1984

3Cited by8 opinions

  1. Phillips v. AmSouth BankSupreme Court of Alabama · 2002
  2. Sheehan v. United Services Automobile Ass'nCourt of Appeals of Kentucky · 1996
  3. Vick v. SawyerSupreme Court of Alabama · 2006
  4. Abbey v. Sverdrup Corp.Court of Civil Appeals of Alabama · 1996
  5. Barry v. DrennenSupreme Court of Alabama · 2004

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