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DRISKILL v. ALABAMA POWER CO.

78-115.

374 So.2d 265 (1979)

Dwight L. DRISKILL and Nancy Hamby Driskill v. ALABAMA POWER COMPANY.

Supreme Court of Alabama.

Rehearing Denied August 17, 1979.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Frank O. Burge, Jr., and Scott A. Powell, Birmingham, for appellants.

John P. Scott, Jr., Birmingham, for appellee.

BEATTY, Justice.

This is an appeal from the grant of a directed verdict and a judgment in favor of the defendant. We affirm.

The plaintiffs (the Driskills) were operating a motor boat on Weiss Lake, an Alabama Power Company lake in Cherokee County. The boat ran into a submerged tree trunk, causing Mr. Driskill to be thrown into the water where he sustained physical injuries. He and Mrs. Driskill brought an action against the Power Company alleging negligence...

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