
    Ralph Edward EARNEST and Susan Earnest v. Dalmus DAVIDSON, et al. Frankie McMURRY as administratrix of the Estate of Phillip Don McMurry, deceased v. Dalmus DAVIDSON, as division engineer for the Alabama Highway Department, et al. Frankie McMURRY as administratrix of the Estate of Timothy James McMurry, deceased v. Dalmus DAVIDSON, as division engineer for the Alabama Highway Department, et al. Frankie McMURRY, individually and as mother and next friend of Malinda McMurry, a minor v. Dalmus DAVIDSON, as division engineer for the Alabama Highway Department, et al. Claude BRYANT, as father of Christy Leigh Bryant, a minor, deceased v. Dalmus DAVIDSON, as division engineer for the Alabama Highway Department, et al.
    1920474, 1920617 and 1920665 to 1920667.
    Supreme Court of Alabama.
    Sept. 10, 1993.
    J. Callen Sparrow and Bruce J. McKee of Hare, Wynn, Newell & Newton, Birmingham, for Ralph Edward Earnest and Susan Earnest.
    Herman Watson, Jr. and Charles H. Pullen of Watson, Gamons & Fees, P.C., Huntsville, for Frankie McMurry and Malinda McMurry Wooden.
    M. Clay Alspaugh of Hogan, Smith, Als-paugh, Samples & Pratt, Birmingham, for Claude Bryant.
    Jack F. Norton and Janie Baker Clarke, Montgomery, for Dalmus Davidson, et al.
   MADDOX, Justice.

The judgments in these five eases are affirmed on the authority of Taylor v. Shoemaker, 605 So.2d 828 (Ala.1992).

AFFIRMED.

HORNSBY, C.J., and ALMON, SHORES, HOUSTON, STEAGALL and INGRAM, JJ., concur.  