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WALKER v. CITY OF BIRMINGHAM

SC 1706 and SC 1707.

342 So.2d 321 (1976)

Charles WALKER v. The CITY OF BIRMINGHAM, Ala., a Municipal Corp., et al. Sarah M. WALKER v. The CITY OF BIRMINGHAM, Ala., a Municipal Corp., et al.

Supreme Court of Alabama.

Rehearing Denied March 4, 1977.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

W. Eugene Rutledge, Rutledge & Pruett, Birmingham, for appellants.

J. M. Breckenridge, Birmingham, for appellee.

EMBRY, Justice.

Here, we decide if, when one purchases an admission ticket to a public municipal zoo, there arises an implied contract that the walkways in the zoo will be maintained in a reasonably safe condition. A contract arises under these circumstances, and therefore we reverse the summary judgments entered in behalf of the City of Birmingham.

Sarah Walker entered Jimmy Morgan Zoo in Birmingham after paying...

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