HICKEY v. CHARLTON

SC 1393, SC 1417.

335 So.2d 389 (1976)

Lisa C. HICKEY, a minor suing by and through her father, Richard L. Hickey, as next friend v. James E. CHARLTON et al. Richard L. HICKEY v. James E. CHARLTON et al.

Supreme Court of Alabama.

Rehearing Denied August 6, 1976.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Robert H. Smith, Mobile, for appellant Lisa C. Hickey, a minor.

Fred W. Killion, Jr., Mobile, for appellee James E. Charton.


HEFLIN, Chief Justice.

These cases have been consolidated and constitute an appeal from the granting of summary judgments for defendants below. The actions were brought by Lisa Hickey and her father to recover damages sustained by Lisa when she fell while playing on a treehouse in defendant Charlton's yard. Defendant's motions were based on the pleadings, the deposition of eight-year-old Lisa Hickey (who was six years old at the time of the accident) and the answers...

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