RAST CONST., INC. v. PETERS

1931800.

689 So.2d 781 (1996)

RAST CONSTRUCTION, INC. v. Ada PETERS, as administratrix of the Estate of Donnie Richardson, deceased.

Supreme Court of Alabama.

Rehearing Denied February 14, 1997.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Initial briefs filed by Charles E. Sharp, Joel A. Williams, and Turner B. Williams of Sadler, Sullivan, Herring & Sharp, P.C., Birmingham, later briefs filed by Charles E. Sharp, Turner B. Williams and J. Clinton Pittman of Sadler, Sullivan, Sharp, Fishburne & Van Tassell, P.C., Birmingham, for Appellant.

J. Gusty Yearout, William R. Myers, P. Mark Petro, and Deborah S. Braden of Yearout, Myers & Traylor, P.C., Birmingham, for Appellee.

William D. Coleman and C. Clay Torbert III of Capell, Howard, Knabe & Cobbs, P.A., Montgomery, for Amicus Curiae Alabama Branch, Associated General Contractors of America, Inc., in support of Appellant.

T. W. Thagard, Jr., of Balch & Bingham, Montgomery, for Amicus Curiae Business Council of Alabama, in support of Appellant.


PER CURIAM.

Ada Peters's son, Donnie Richardson, was killed while working on a Rast Construction, Inc., site in Jefferson County. As administratrix of her son's estate, Peters filed a wrongful death action against Rast, alleging that negligence, wantonness, or willfulness on Rast's part had caused Richardson's death. A jury returned a verdict for Peters, and the circuit court entered judgment on that verdict. Rast appeals.

Rast, a general contractor, was awarded...

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