Legal Opinion

Watson v. McGee

Supreme Court of Alabama

Decided July 8, 1977PublishedCited by 38 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

348 So.2d 461 (1977)

Frank WATSON

v.

Calvin McGEE, etc.

SC 1698.

Supreme Court of Alabama.

July 8, 1977.

Charles D. Rosser and Henry H. Self, Jr. of Rosser & Munsey, Tuscumbia, for appellant.

Vincent McAlister and Braxton W. Ashe of Almon, McAlister & Ashe, Sheffield, for appellees.

FAULKNER, Justice.

This is an appeal from a judgment in a negligence action for the defendant. We affirm.

On December 27, 1972, during the course of his duties, Frank Watson, an employee of Union Carbide Corporation, was injured in a 35 foot fall when a steel bin above him came loose. At the time of the accident Calvin…

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2Cases cited15 opinions

  1. Palmer v. HoffmanSupreme Court of the United States · 1943
  2. Girard Fire Marine Ins. Co. v. GunnSupreme Court of Alabama · 1930
  3. Prestwood v. WatsonSupreme Court of Alabama · 1895
  4. Shelby County v. BakerSupreme Court of Alabama · 1959
  5. Fed. Sec. L. Rep. P 93,556 Joseph E. Brunswick v. D. Dale RegentCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1972

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3Cited by38 opinions

  1. B & M HOMES, INC. v. HoganSupreme Court of Alabama · 1979
  2. SHADES, ETC. v. Cobbs, Allen & Hall Mortg. Co.Supreme Court of Alabama · 1980
  3. Costarides v. MillerSupreme Court of Alabama · 1979
  4. American Furniture Galleries v. McWane, Inc.Supreme Court of Alabama · 1985
  5. Oliver v. OliverCourt of Civil Appeals of Alabama · 1983

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