Legal Opinion
Alabama Power Co. v. Brooks
Supreme Court of Alabama
Decided September 20, 1985No. 84-46PublishedCited by 24 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
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Alabama Power Company appeals from a judgment entered on a jury verdict in favor of George Brooks in this action to recover damages for personal injuries. We affirm.
George Brooks filed suit in the Circuit Court of Jefferson County against Alabama Power Company, Inc. (APCo),1 alleging that it negligently and/or wantonly maintained its electrical power lines and failed to warn him of the resulting danger. The trial court directed a verdict on the wantonness count…
2Cases cited17 opinions
- Maring-Crawford Motor Co. v. SmithSupreme Court of Alabama · 1970
- Alabama Power Company v. SmithSupreme Court of Alabama · 1962
- Costarides v. MillerSupreme Court of Alabama · 1979
- Carlisle v. MillerSupreme Court of Alabama · 1963
- Bush v. Alabama Power Co.Supreme Court of Alabama · 1984
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3Cited by24 opinions
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- Garner v. Covington CountySupreme Court of Alabama · 1993
- General Motors Corp. v. JohnstonSupreme Court of Alabama · 1992
- Fabianke v. Weaver by and Through WeaverSupreme Court of Alabama · 1988
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