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LUKER v. CITY OF BRANTLEY

85-208.

520 So.2d 517 (1987)

James LUKER, as Administrator of the Estate of Patrice Michele Luker v. CITY OF BRANTLEY, Alabama, a Municipal Corporation.

Supreme Court of Alabama.

Rehearing Denied July 10, 1987.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Gary D. Hooper and Charles M. Thompson, of Thompson & Griffis, Birmingham, for James Luker.

Joe C. Cassady and Joe C. Cassady, Jr., of Cassady, Fuller & Marsh, Enterprise, for City of Brantley.

BEATTY, Justice.

In this wrongful death action, the plaintiff, James Luker, as administrator of the estate of Patrice Michele Luker, appeals from a judgment notwithstanding the verdict, which was granted in favor of one of the defendants, the City of Brantley. The jury had returned a $100,000 verdict against the City of Brantley. We reverse and remand with directions.

On October 15, 1982, at approximately 11:50 p.m., Patrice Michele Luker was killed when the...

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