FARR METAL, INC. v. HINES

1980657.

738 So.2d 863 (1999)

FARR METAL, INC. v. James HINES.

Supreme Court of Alabama.

June 11, 1999.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Eugene P. Stutts and Anthony C. Portera of Spain & Gillon, L.L.C., Birmingham, for appellant.

Steven D. Adcock, Talladega; and G. Rod Giddens, Talladega, for appellee.


HOUSTON, Justice.

The Circuit Court of Talladega County entered a judgment on a jury verdict in favor of James Hines against Farr Metal, Inc., in the amount of $20,500 in compensatory damages and $74,500 in punitive damages. Farr Metal appeals. We reverse and remand.

Hines was an employee of Michael's, Inc., a subcontractor renovating a building owned by Avondale Mills. Hines was injured when he fell through an opening in an upper floor of the building under...

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