TUSCALOOSA ORTHOPEDIC APPLIANCE CO. v. WYATT

82-1068.

460 So.2d 156 (1984)

TUSCALOOSA ORTHOPEDIC APPLIANCE COMPANY, INC. v. Edward W. WYATT, et al.

Supreme Court of Alabama.

Rehearing Denied November 21, 1984.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

G. Stephen Wiggins of Roberts, Davidson, Wiggins & Davis, Tuscaloosa, for appellant.

Edward F. Morgan, Tuscaloosa, for appellees.


PER CURIAM.

Plaintiff and his wife brought an action alleging negligence and wantonness against the defendant, Tuscaloosa Orthopedic Appliance Company, Inc., in connection with the fabrication and application of a leg brace. The jury returned a verdict in favor of the plaintiffs. Defendant appealed. We reverse.

In 1941, plaintiff Edward W. Wyatt fell out of a tree and broke his back. He recovered to the point that he could walk until complications occurred...

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