FINLEY v. PATTERSON

1951647.

705 So.2d 826 (1997)

Roosevelt FINLEY v. W. T. PATTERSON, et al.

Supreme Court of Alabama.

Rehearing Denied December 15, 1997.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

C. Michael Benson, Auburn; Timothy Davis, Alexander City; and J. Tom Radney, Alexander City, for appellant.

Micheal S. Jackson of Beers, Anderson, Jackson & Smith, P.C., Montgomery, for W. T. Patterson, as administrator.


SEE, Justice.

The issue in this case is whether, under the facts presented, Alabama law imposes an affirmative duty that subjects a homeowner to liability if she fails to warn a responding police officer that he may be in danger from a gunman who is inside the residence with the homeowner. The trial court held that, under the circumstances, the homeowner had no duty to warn the officer, and it directed a verdict for the defendant. We affirm.

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