Town of Loxley v. Coleman

The Town of Loxley ("the Town") and Barbara Denham are defendants in an action pending in the Baldwin Circuit Court. We granted them permission, pursuant to Rule 5, Ala. R.App. P., to appeal from the trial court's order rejecting their claims of immunity and denying their motions for a summary judgment. We affirm in part, reverse in part, and remand.

The plaintiff, Wilmer B. Coleman, is a state prisoner who participated in a work-release program through which he worked for the Town. Denham is an employee of the Town. She was operating a truck, transporting inmates, when Coleman fell from the…