Grantham v. Vanderzyl

Tammy Grantham filed a complaint in the Dale Circuit Court against Dr. Keith Vanderzyl. Grantham's complaint alleged assault and battery, the tort of outrage, and negligence or wantonness. The trial court entered a partial summary judgment in favor of Dr. Vanderzyl on the outrage claim; the summary-judgment order also purported to preclude Grantham from recovering, on any of her claims, damages based on lost income or on a fear of having contracted a communicable disease. The trial court entered another order purporting to make those rulings final under Rule 54(b), Ala.R.Civ.P. Grantham…