Legal Opinion
Big B, Inc. v. Cottingham
Supreme Court of Alabama
Decided September 10, 1993No. 1920746PublishedCited by 86 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
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Katherine Cottingham sued Big B, Inc., and one of its assistant store managers, Gary Vaughn. Cottingham sought to recover compensatory and punitive damages from Vaughn for false imprisonment and assault and battery (her assault and battery claim was based on allegations that Vaughn forced her to engage in a sex act with him) and from Big B based on the doctrine of respondeat superior. She also alleged that Big B had negligently or wantonly trained and supervised…
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