COPELAND v. SAMFORD UNIVERSITY

No. 1931659.

686 So.2d 190 (1996)

William J. COPELAND, et al. v. SAMFORD UNIVERSITY.

Supreme Court of Alabama.

Rehearing Denied December 13, 1996.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

J. Michael Campbell, Birmingham, for Appellants.

Edward O. Conerly and Matthew W. Veal, Birmingham, for Appellee.


COOK, Justice.

William J. Copeland and Emilea Copeland, parents of Rex Bartly Copeland, appeal from a summary judgment entered in favor of Samford University on their claim against Samford University based on the wrongful death of their son Rex. The complaint, filed against Samford University and William L. Slagle, a former professor at Samford, alleges in part that Samford University negligently hired Slagle; that Samford negligently supervised Slagle; and that Samford...

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