Opinion
Nos. 1971882 and 1980276.
September 10, 1999.
Appeals from Jefferson Circuit Court, Bessemer Division, (CV-97-0965), Dan C. King III, Judge.
William W. Smith of Hogan, Smith Alspaugh, P.C., Birmingham, for appellant.
William W. Conwell of Johnston Conwell, L.L.C., Birmingham, for appellee Fr. William John Sullivan.
George M. Van Tassel, Jr., and Michael H. Gregory of Sadler, Sullivan, Sharp Van Tassell, P.C., Birmingham, for appellee Bishop David E. Foley.
The plaintiff appeals from summary judgments for the defendants in a lawsuit alleging counseling malpractice; alienation of affections; breach of contract; the tort of outrage; vicarious liability; negligent hiring, supervision, and retention; fraud; intentional infliction of emotional distress; breach of fiduciary duty; and loss of consortium. Because our study of the record on appeal discloses no genuine issue of material fact, and because the facts as shown by that record entitle the defendants to judgments as a matter of law, we affirm the summary judgments. Rule 56(c), Ala.R.Civ.P.
AFFIRMED.
Hooper, C.J., and Cook, See, Lyons, Brown, and Johnstone, JJ., concur.
Maddox and Houston, JJ., concur specially.
I adopt Justice Maddox's special concurrence in Handley v. Richards, 518 So.2d 682 (Ala. 1987).
Maddox, J., concurs.