South Alabama Brick Co. v. Carwie

MURDOCK, Justice.

South Alabama Brick Co., Inc., d/b/a Riley-Stuart Supply Co. (“SAB”), appeals from the Mobile Circuit Court’s judgment in the amount of approximately $12.6 million in favor of J. Gregory Carwie, as temporary conservator of Benito Perez, who suffered catastrophic injuries when he fell through a skylight in the roof of a warehouse owned and operated by SAB. We reverse.

I, Facts and Procedural History

SAB is a Dothan, Alabama, based supplier of building materials, including bricks and roofing materials, which has seven locations throughout Alabama and Florida. One of those,…