Legal Opinion
Tuscaloosa County v. Jim Thomas Forestry Consultants, Inc.
Supreme Court of Alabama
Decided December 31, 1992No. 1910403, 1910574PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Tuscaloosa County ("the County") and Jim Thomas Forestry Consultants, Inc. ("JTFC"), appeal and cross-appeal, respectively, from a judgment entered on a jury verdict in favor of Tuscaloosa County in its action against JTFC for damages to compensate for the destruction of a bridge. We affirm.
On May 12, 1989, the "Whittson bridge," a 100-year-old structure spanning the North River in northern Tuscaloosa County, collapsed when a truck owned by JTFC attempted to cross. The truck weighed approximately 40 tons — four times the bridge's posted carrying capacity.
On November 7, 1989, the County sued…
2Cases cited18 opinions
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- State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance v. HumphresSupreme Court of Alabama · 1974
- UNITED STATES v. CERTAIN PROPERTY of BOROUGH OF MANHATTAN, CITY, COUNTY & NEW YORKCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1968
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