Legal Opinion

Taylor v. Shoemaker

Supreme Court of Alabama

Decided September 11, 1992No. 1901748, 1901804PublishedCited by 45 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

ON APPLICATION FOR REHEARING

The original opinion released in this case on January 24, 1992, in which a majority of the Justices on this Court determined that the defendant State Highway Department officials were not immune from suit because they were not engaged in a discretionary function, is withdrawn, and the following opinion is substituted in lieu thereof.

Millicent B. Taylor was driving an automobile along U.S. Highway 72 in Colbert County, Alabama. Her minor daughter, Laura, was a passenger in the car. A truck suddenly pulled into Ms. Taylor's lane, causing her to swerve and lose…

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2Cases cited6 opinions

  1. Phillips v. ThomasSupreme Court of Alabama · 1989
  2. Gill v. SewellSupreme Court of Alabama · 1978
  3. Finnell v. PittsSupreme Court of Alabama · 1930
  4. Grant v. DavisSupreme Court of Alabama · 1988
  5. Elmore v. FieldsSupreme Court of Alabama · 1907

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3Cited by45 opinions

  1. Ex Parte CranmanSupreme Court of Alabama · 2000
  2. Nance by and Through Nance v. MatthewsSupreme Court of Alabama · 1993
  3. Ex Parte Estate of ReynoldsSupreme Court of Alabama · 2006
  4. Sheth v. WebsterCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1998
  5. Alabama State Docks v. SaxonSupreme Court of Alabama · 1994

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