Scott v. Farnell

The sole question presented in this case is whether the trial court erred in granting the plaintiff a new trial based solely on the ground that the jury's verdict in favor of the defendant was "contrary to the great weight of the evidence" or was "contrary to the preponderance of the evidence." Applying the standard of review this Court set out in Jawad v. Granade, 497 So.2d 471 (Ala. 1986), we hold that the trial court erred. We reverse and remand.

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Alexander Adrian Scott and Carla Farnell were driving separate automobiles on Dauphin Street in Mobile on May 24, 1996, when Scott's automobile…