Legal Opinion

Golden v. McCurry

Supreme Court of Alabama

Decided October 3, 1980No. 79-78PublishedCited by 19 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

392 So.2d 815 (1980)

Correll GOLDEN

v.

Joe Douglas McCURRY, Jr.

79-78.

Supreme Court of Alabama.

October 3, 1980.

Rehearing Denied January 9, 1981.

Francis H. Hare, Sr., Birmingham, and Charles E. Floyd, Phenix City, for appellant.

Ronald G. Davenport of Ferrell & Davenport, Phenix City, for appellee.

Lanny S. Vines, Birmingham, for Alabama Trial Lawyers Association.

Harold F. Herring, Huntsville, and Brittin T. Coleman, Birmingham, for Alabama Defense Lawyers Association.

2Per curiam

The significant issue presented by this appeal is whether this Court should abolish the common law rule of contributory negligence…

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3Cases cited14 opinions

  1. Hoffman v. JonesSupreme Court of Florida · 1973
  2. United States v. Carroll Towing Co.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1947
  3. Casrell v. Altec Industries, Inc.Supreme Court of Alabama · 1976
  4. Alabama State Federation of Labor v. McAdorySupreme Court of Alabama · 1944
  5. Atkins v. American Motors Corp.Supreme Court of Alabama · 1976

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4Cited by19 opinions

  1. Harrison v. Montgomery County Board of EducationCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1983
  2. Central Alabama Elec. Co-Op. v. TapleySupreme Court of Alabama · 1989
  3. Ex Parte KeySupreme Court of Alabama · 2003
  4. Black Belt Wood Co., Inc. v. SessionsSupreme Court of Alabama · 1987
  5. Dula McCarty v. Pheasant Run, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1987

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