Legal Opinion
Hutto v. Gold's Gym, Inc.
Court of Civil Appeals of Alabama
Decided November 15, 1996No. 2950834PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
This is a negligence case.
Katie L. Hutto and her husband, Willard H. Hutto, appeal from a summary judgment in favor of Gold's Gym, Inc. (gym).
Our review of the record reveals the following undisputed facts: On February 26, 1993, Mrs. Hutto was injured when she fell on the gym's premises. Specifically, she fell while exiting through the zipper of a plastic bubble, which surrounded and covered the outdoor swimming pool at the gym.
The zipper of the bubble was located at one end of the pool. In order to enter or exit the bubble, a person would have to unzip the zipper, hold the zipper open, and…
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