Legal Opinion

Moore v. Averi

Supreme Court of Alabama

Decided September 30, 1988No. 86-1280PublishedCited by 7 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Terry Allen Moore and Mary Moore, husband and wife, brought this action against Dr. Robert M. Averi, a podiatrist, for injuries allegedly arising out of Dr. Averi's treatment of Mr. Moore's foot.1 While this action was pending, this Court held inSellers v. Picou, 474 So.2d 667 (Ala. 1985), that podiatrists are not subject to the Alabama Medical Liability Act, Ala. Code 1975, § 6-5-480 et seq., and that, therefore, that Act's two-year statute of limitations does not apply to actions against podiatrists. Sellers held that the action was governed by the one-year statute of limitations found in §…

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2Cases cited16 opinions

  1. Borgia v. City of New YorkNew York Court of Appeals · 1962
  2. Garrett v. Raytheon Co., Inc.Supreme Court of Alabama · 1979
  3. Oliver v. Kaiser Community Health FoundationOhio Supreme Court · 1983
  4. Farley v. GoodeSupreme Court of Virginia · 1979
  5. Schmit v. EsserSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1931

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3Cited by7 opinions

  1. AC, INC. v. BakerSupreme Court of Alabama · 1993
  2. Ex Parte SonnierSupreme Court of Alabama · 1997
  3. Preer v. MimsSupreme Court of South Carolina · 1996
  4. Jones v. McDonaldSupreme Court of Alabama · 1993
  5. Cockrell v. PruittSupreme Court of Alabama · 2016

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