Legal Opinion

City of Birmingham v. Alexander

Supreme Court of Alabama

Decided May 2, 2014No. 1121264PublishedCited by 1 opinion

1Opinion of the Court

WISE, Justice.

We granted the petition for a writ of certiorari filed by the City of Birmingham (“the City”) asking us to review the Court of Civil Appeals’ affirmance in City of Birmingham v. Alexander, 161 So.3d 1188 (Ala.Civ.App.2013), of a summary judgment in favor of the plaintiff, Ernest Alexander, in light of this Court’s decision in Ervin v. City of Birmingham, 137 So.3d 901 (Ala.2013). For the reasons set forth below, we reverse the judgment of the Court of Civil Appeals.

Facts and Procedural History

On June 4, 2009, the Jefferson County District Court (“the district court”) issued a…

2Cases cited37 opinions

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  3. Blumberg v. Touche Ross & Co.Supreme Court of Alabama · 1987
  4. United States v. Escobar-UrregoCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1997
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3Cited by1 opinion

  1. City of Birmingham v. AlexanderCourt of Civil Appeals of Alabama · 2014

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