Hunnicutt v. City of Tuscaloosa

This appeal is brought by Linda Ophelia Hunnicutt, as administratrix of the estate of Doris Louise Burkhalter, from the granting of summary judgment for the City of Tuscaloosa in an action for the wrongful death of Doris Louise Burkhalter.

The defendant city's motion for summary judgment contained the following grounds: 1) The plaintiff failed to file a claim against the city within six months of the accrual of the cause of action as required by Section 476, Title 37, Alabama Code of 1940 (Recompiled 1958) and 2) The plaintiff failed to file a claim against the city stating substantially the…