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RILEY v. CITY OF HUNTSVILLE

78-155.

379 So.2d 557 (1980)

Scarlet W. RILEY, as Administratrix, etc. v. The CITY OF HUNTSVILLE, Alabama, etc., et al.

Supreme Court of Alabama.

January 11, 1980.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Ralph H. Ford and Robert H. Ford of Ford, Caldwell, Ford & Payne, Huntsville, for appellant.

E. Cutter Hughes, Jr., and James E. Davis, J., of Lanier, Shaver & Herring, H. Nelson Camp and Dennis G. Riley, of Camp & Riley, Huntsville, for appellee City of Huntsville.

John C. Eyster of Eyster, Eyster, Key & Tubb, Decatur, for appellee Matthew & Fritts.

FAULKNER, Justice.

This is an appeal from a judgment for the City of Huntsville and Matthew & Fritts, Inc. in a wrongful death action. We reverse.

In April, 1976, the City of Huntsville (City) let a contract to Matthew & Fritts, Inc. (Contractor) for installation of sewer lines in the Lincoln Village North area including the alley behind Levert St. and Front St. The sewer line was to be placed some six to eight feet below the surface of ground and...

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