Legal Opinion

Thompson v. Gaier

Supreme Court of Alabama

Decided July 31, 1987No. 86-839PublishedCited by 2 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

ADAMS, Justice.

This is an appeal from a summary judgment in favor of the defendants, Chip Gaier and Clark-Finn Pizza, Inc. The plaintiffs, Ronald Thompson, Susan Diane Thompson, Rhonda D. Thompson, and Michael W. Thompson, sued the defendants for negligently operating a motor vehicle and negligently maintaining and enforcing a policy of pizza delivery. The trial court granted defendants’ motion for summary judgment on the basis that the injuries to the plaintiffs were not foreseeable and, therefore, that no proximate cause existed. The Thompsons argue that the trial court erred in granting…

2Cases cited5 opinions

  1. Vines v. Plantation Motor LodgeSupreme Court of Alabama · 1976
  2. Tripp v. Humana, Inc.Supreme Court of Alabama · 1985
  3. Southworth v. SheaSupreme Court of Alabama · 1901
  4. Maddox v. EnnisSupreme Court of Alabama · 1962
  5. Peevy v. Alabama Power Co.Supreme Court of Alabama · 1981

3Cited by2 opinions

  1. Graham v. Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.Supreme Court of Alabama · 1988
  2. Hume v. HughesDistrict Court, N.D. Alabama · 2019

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