534 So. 2d 289 - Sutton v. Mitchell Co.’s Empirical Analysis
1988
Citation profile
4
cited by 4 later decisions
1
states following
April 1999
most recently cited
4 state decisions
Relationships
Relies on Alabama Power Company v. Mosley · MacKintosh Co. v. Wells · Baptist Medical Center v. Byars · Quillen v. Quillen · City of Birmingham v. Edwards
Most-quoted passages
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“"Here, under the facts of this case, which are not in dispute, we can say, as a matter of law, that Sutton was contributorily negligent. The trial court, therefore, did not err in granting summary judgment on Sutton's negligence count."”
1 later decision quote this exact passage
How this case has been treated — in progress
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