Legal Opinion

Chiniche ex rel. Fratto v. Smith

Supreme Court of Alabama

Decided September 1, 1978No. 77-429PublishedCited by 3 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

BLOODWORTH, Justice.

This is an appeal by the minor-plaintiff from partial summary judgments in favor of defendants Bonnie Smith and Walter G. Smith. The appeal must be dismissed because summary judgments in favor of two defendants where there are multiple defendants is not a final judgment and will not support an appeal when the trial judge did not make the determination and entry required by Rule 54(b), Alabama Rules of Civil Procedure.

Plaintiff sued in three counts. Count 1 claims against Billy Gene Kimbrell, Jr., and Billy Gene Kimbrell, Sr., for negligence. Count 2 claims against Walter…

2Cases cited3 opinions

  1. Cates v. BushSupreme Court of Alabama · 1975
  2. Powell v. Republic National Life Insurance Co.Supreme Court of Alabama · 1974
  3. Nelson-American Developers, Ltd. v. ENCO Engineering Corp.Supreme Court of Alabama · 1976

3Cited by3 opinions

  1. State v. SkipperSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1980
  2. McKiever v. King & Hatch, Inc.Supreme Court of Alabama · 1978
  3. Cain v. City of OppCourt of Civil Appeals of Alabama · 1988

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