Legal Opinion

Dunahoo v. Brooks

Supreme Court of Alabama

Decided March 30, 1961No. 6 Div. 573PublishedCited by 9 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

STAKELY, Justice.

This is an appeal by Mrs. O. Z. Dunahoo (appellant) from a judgment rendered against her in favor of Mrs. Carrie Brooks (appellee). The case was tried before the court without a jury and judgment was rendered in the amount of $7,500. The case was tried on Count A, which charged the defendant with simple negligence. The defendant pleaded in short by consent. Motion for a new trial was overruled and hence this appeal.

Stated as simply as possible, this suit is based upon a fall which occurred on July 16, 1959. The plaintiff, Mrs. Carrie Brooks, at the time of her fall was…

2Cases cited14 opinions

  1. Arnstein v. PorterCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1946
  2. Southern Ry. Co. v. DicksonSupreme Court of Alabama · 1924
  3. Pfotzer v. Aqua System, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1947
  4. Napier v. BossardCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1939
  5. Facey v. MerkleSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1959

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3Cited by9 opinions

  1. Century Plaza Co. v. Hibbett Sporting Goods, Inc.Supreme Court of Alabama · 1980
  2. Babcock v. SmithSupreme Court of Alabama · 1970
  3. Harrison v. McClearySupreme Court of Alabama · 1967
  4. Teague Hardware Co. v. Bankhead Development Co.Supreme Court of Alabama · 1963
  5. Southern Guaranty Insurance Company v. ScottCourt of Civil Appeals of Alabama · 1974

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