Legal Opinion
Smitherman v. McCafferty
Supreme Court of Alabama
Decided June 4, 1993No. 1920081Published
1Opinion of the Court
622 So.2d 322 (1993)
Keith SMITHERMAN and Pamela Smitherman
v.
Brandon McCAFFERTY.
1920081.
Supreme Court of Alabama.
June 4, 1993.
Randy D. Whitten of Higginbotham, Whitten & McCutcheon, Florence, for appellants.
Ralph M. Young of Gonce, Young & Westbrook, Florence, for appellee.
MADDOX, Justice.
This appeal presents an issue of first impression: Can an employee of a grocery store maintain a negligence action against a shoplifter for injuries allegedly sustained in a struggle to apprehend the fleeing shoplifter?
The trial court held that the shoplifter (defendant) did not owe a duty to the storekeeper…
Also in this document: Dissent.
2Cases cited11 opinions
- Great Atlantic & Pacific Tea Co. v. PaulCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1970
- Hardie-Tynes Mfg. Co. v. CruiseSupreme Court of Alabama · 1914
- Pugh v. Butler Telephone Co., Inc.Supreme Court of Alabama · 1987
- Smitherman v. McCaffertySupreme Court of Alabama · 1993
- Southeastern Greyhound Lines v. CallahanSupreme Court of Alabama · 1943
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