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Ex Parte Whataburger, Inc.

Supreme Court of Alabama
Nov 14, 1997
706 So. 2d 1230 (Ala. 1997)

Opinion

1961781.

November 14, 1997.

Petition for writ of certiorari to the Court of Civil Appeals (Mobile Circuit Court, CV-95-541; Court of Civil Appeals, 2950891); J. Richmond Pearson, Judge.

Vincent A Noletto, Jr., of Brown, Hudgens, P.C., Mobile, for petitioner.

No brief filed for respondent.


WRIT DENIED. NO OPINION.

ALMON, SHORES, COOK, and BUTTS, JJ., concur.

HOOPER, C.J., and MADDOX and SEE, JJ., dissent.


Judge Crawley, in his dissenting opinion, correctly states Alabama law relating to the liability of a premises owner for the criminal acts of a third party. Whataburger, Inc. v. Rockwell, 706 So.2d 1220, 1225 (Ala.Civ.App. 1997) (Crawley, J., dissenting). Based on the facts stated in the Court of Civil Appeals' opinion and the facts set out in the petitioner's motion to add and correct facts, as permitted by Rule 39(k), Ala. R.App.P., I do not find any circumstances or relationships in this case that would make a premises owner liable. See the discussion of the "special relationship" and "special circumstances" exceptions in Finley v. Patterson, 705 So.2d 826 (Ala. 1997). I dissent.

SEE, J., concurs.


Summaries of

Ex Parte Whataburger, Inc.

Supreme Court of Alabama
Nov 14, 1997
706 So. 2d 1230 (Ala. 1997)
Case details for

Ex Parte Whataburger, Inc.

Case Details

Full title:Ex parte WHATABURGER, INC. (Re WHATABURGER, INC. v. Robert ROCKWELL, Jr.)

Court:Supreme Court of Alabama

Date published: Nov 14, 1997

Citations

706 So. 2d 1230 (Ala. 1997)