Benefield v. AquaslideN'Dive Corp.
Supreme Court of Alabama
1Opinion of the Court
406 So.2d 873 (1981)
Harvey J. BENEFIELD, as Administrator of the Estate of Jeffrey G. Benefield, Deceased
v.
AQUASLIDE 'N' DIVE CORPORATION.
No. 80-192.
Supreme Court of Alabama.
October 2, 1981.
Rehearing Denied November 6, 1981.
Joseph M. Brown, Jr., of Cunningham, Bounds, Byrd, Yance & Crowder, Mobile, for appellant.
Mack B. Binion and J. P. Courtney, III, of Lyons, Pipes & Cook, Mobile, for appellee.
BEATTY, Justice.
This case presents a question of first impression on whether simultaneous recovery of both punitive damages for wrongful death under a tort claim and compensatory damages for injuries…
Also in this document: Concurrence; Dissent.
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