Court of Civil Appeals of Alabama April 28, 2000, 2990487 and 2990488 (Dalton v. Shelby County)

MONROE, Judge.

The plaintiffs, Carole Dalton, as admin-istratrix of the estate of Donna Gilliland, deceased; and Robert Darryl Gilliland, as father and next friend of Brittney and Heather Gilliland, two minor children (hereinafter collectively referred to as “Dalton and Gilliland”), appeal from a summary judgment in favor of the defendant, Shelby County (“the County”).