Legal Opinion
Carson v. City of Prichard
Supreme Court of Alabama
Decided January 30, 1998No. 1951561, 1951568PublishedCited by 41 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Thirteen residents of the City of Prichard and the estate of a deceased resident1 sued the City and the Water Works and Sewer Board of the City of Prichard ("Board") for damages, based on harm they had suffered as a result of a defect in the sanitary sewer system operated by the Board; that defect causes sewage to overflow into their yards and homes after periods of heavy rain.2 The trial court entered a summary judgment for the City of Prichard, and the case proceeded solely against the Board. A jury returned a verdict holding the Board liable for its failure to correct the problem of the…
2Cases cited34 opinions
- Hanners v. Balfour Guthrie, Inc.Supreme Court of Alabama · 1990
- Hammond v. City of GadsdenSupreme Court of Alabama · 1986
- Wilson v. BrownSupreme Court of Alabama · 1986
- APPALACHIAN INSURANCE COMPANY v. LIBERTY MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY, AppellantCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1982
- Harrell v. Reynolds Metals Co.Supreme Court of Alabama · 1986
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3Cited by41 opinions
- Ex Parte Alabama Dept. of Mental HealthSupreme Court of Alabama · 2002
- Ex Parte Fontaine Trailer Co.Supreme Court of Alabama · 2003
- Ex Parte Grand Manor, Inc.Supreme Court of Alabama · 2000
- Ex Parte Haynes Downard Andra & Jones, LLPSupreme Court of Alabama · 2005
- Dixon v. BD. OF WATER & SEWER COM'RSSupreme Court of Alabama · 2003
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