Legal Opinion

Parrish v. Dunn (In re Price)

Supreme Court of Alabama

Decided January 12, 2018No. 1160956PublishedCited by 7 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

BRYAN, Justice.

*1186Cheryl Price and Greg Lovelace, two of the defendants below, petition this Court for a writ of mandamus directing the trial court to enter a summary judgment in their favor on the ground of State-agent immunity. We grant the petition and issue the writ.

Price was formerly the warden at Donaldson Correctional Facility ("the prison"), which is operated by the Alabama Department of Corrections ("the DOC"). Lovelace is a deputy commissioner of the DOC in charge of construction and maintenance. The plaintiff, Marcus Parrish, is a correctional officer employed by the DOC. The…

2Cases cited18 opinions

  1. West v. Founders Life Assur. Co. of FloridaSupreme Court of Alabama · 1989
  2. Ex Parte CranmanSupreme Court of Alabama · 2000
  3. Ex Parte United Service Stations, Inc.Supreme Court of Alabama · 1993
  4. Ex Parte ButtsSupreme Court of Alabama · 2000
  5. Wilma Corp. v. Fleming Foods of AlabamaSupreme Court of Alabama · 1993

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3Cited by7 opinions

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  2. Carlos Fernando Reixach Murey, as administrator of the Estate of Carlos Lens Fernandez v. City of Chickasaw, Michael E. Reynolds, Cynthia Robinson Burt, Arellia Taylor, and George TaylorSupreme Court of Alabama · 2023
  3. Ex parte City of Montgomery, Kenneth F. Davis, Joseph D. Favor, and Michael T. Shirah. PETITION FOR WRIT OF MANDAMUS: CIVIL(In re: Frank Knighton, as administrator and personal representative of the Estate of Holly Rene Knighton v. City of Montgomery, Kenneth F. Davis, Joseph D. Favor, and Michael T. Shirah) (Montgomery Circuit Court: CV-20-900444).Supreme Court of Alabama · 2024
  4. Ex parte City of Muscle Shoals PETITION FOR WRIT OF MANDAMUS (In re: Reginna Burrell v. City of Muscle Shoals)(Colbert Circuit Court: CV-20-900062).Supreme Court of Alabama · 2025
  5. Hilburn v. Utilities Bd. of Foley (In re Utilities Bd. of Foley)Supreme Court of Alabama · 2018

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