HICKMAN v. SPIRIT OF ATHENS, ALABAMA, INC.

No. 19-10945.

985 F.3d 1284 (2021)

Dana HICKMAN, Robbin N. Hines, Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. SPIRIT OF ATHENS, ALABAMA, INC., Defendant-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit.

January 19, 2021.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

D. Anthony Mastando , Eric J. Artrip , Mastando & Artrip, LLC, Huntsville, AL, for Plaintiffs-Appellants.

C. Gregory Burgess , Lauren Smith , Lanier Ford Shaver & Payne, PC, Huntsville, AL, for Defendant-Appellee.

Before WILLIAM PRYOR, Chief Judge, GRANT, Circuit Judge, and ANTOON, District Judge.


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