CITY OF SCOTTSBORO v. JOHNSON

81-908.

436 So.2d 859 (1983)

CITY OF SCOTTSBORO, Alabama v. Bob JOHNSON and Rachel Johnson.

Supreme Court of Alabama.

August 5, 1983.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Robert S. Lamar, Jr. of Lamar, McDorman & Moody, Birmingham, for appellant.

Jerry R. Barksdale, Athens, for appellees.


EMBRY, Justice.

This case concerns an automobile accident which occurred at the intersection of Kyle and Laurel Streets in the City of Scottsboro, Alabama. Bob and Rachel Johnson contended that the City of Scottsboro allowed an unreasonably hazardous condition to exist, in that the stop sign on Kyle Street where it intersects with Laurel Street was hidden by the limbs and leaves of an elm tree. They based their suit on the theory that the accident, in which Mrs. Johnson...

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