Bell v. Greer

In September 1999, Linda J. Bell sued Helen Q. Greer and Mirtha Faye Baker, in the Montgomery Circuit Court, asserting claims of negligence and wantonness for injuries she allegedly sustained as a result of an automobile accident in which Greer and Baker were involved. Baker was subsequently dismissed from the action and Bell dropped the wantonness claim. On the remaining claim of negligence, the jury returned a verdict in favor of Greer. Bell filed a timely motion to alter, amend, or vacate the judgment in which she alternatively requested a new trial and sought to renew her motion for a…