WORKS v. ALLSTATE INDEM. CO.

1900991.

594 So.2d 60 (1992)

Jason WORKS, a minor, By and Through his father and next friend, Autry WORKS; and Autry Works, individually v. ALLSTATE INDEMNITY COMPANY.

Supreme Court of Alabama.

January 31, 1992.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

James T. Sasser, Gadsden, for appellants.

Bert P. Taylor and William F. Smith II, Birmingham, for appellee.


KENNEDY, Justice.

The plaintiffs appeal from a judgment based on a jury verdict in favor of the defendant, Allstate Indemnity Company.

The first issue before this Court is whether, given the fact that plaintiff Jason Works was only 13 years old, the trial court erred by charging the jury on the doctrine of contributory negligence and on the assumption that others (i.e., in this case, the plaintiff) will obey the law? The second issue is whether the trial court...

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