Alabama Court of Civil Appeals, 1996

Foster v. Po Folks Restaurant

Foster v. Po Folks Restaurant
Alabama Court of Civil Appeals · Decided February 2, 1996 · Crawley, Thigpen, Yates, Monroe, Robertson
675 So. 2d 455; 1996 Ala. Civ. App. LEXIS 76; 1996 WL 40363 (Southern Reporter, Second Series)

Foster v. Po Folks Restaurant

Opinion of the Court

CRAWLEY, Judge.

In June 1994, Roslyn D. Foster sued Po Folks Restaurant, alleging that the restaurant had negligently inflicted emotional distress on her by serving her food that contained a worm. The Supreme Court transferred this appeal to this court pursuant to Ala.Code 1975, § 12-2-7(6). Our supreme court has held: “There is no cause of action for the negligent infliction of emotional distress.” Allen v. Walker, 569 So.2d 350, 352 (Ala. 1990) (emphasis in original). See also Gideon v. Norfolk Southern Corp., 633 So.2d 453 (Ala. 1994). Therefore, we affirm the trial court’s entry of summary judgment for Po Folks.

AFFIRMED.

THIGPEN, YATES, and MONROE, JJ., concur. ROBERTSON, P.J., dissents.

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