Stallings & Sons, Inc. v. Alabama Building Renovation Finance Authority

MADDOX, Justice.

This is a sovereign immunity ease. Stall-ings & Sons, Inc. (“Stallings”), sued the Alabama Building Renovation Finance Authority (“Authority”), alleging that the Authority had breached its contract with Stallings. The trial court entered a summary judgment in favor of the Authority, on the basis that the Authority was immune from suit pursuant to the provisions of Art. I, § 14, Ala. Const. 1901, which provides that “the State of Alabama shall never be made a defendant in any court of law or equity.” Stallings appealed. We hold that the Authority is not an arm of the state for…