Legal Opinion
Ray v. City of Birmingham
Supreme Court of Alabama
Decided May 30, 1963No. 6 Div. 920PublishedCited by 12 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SIMPSON, Justice.
Appeal by the plaintiff from an order of the Jefferson County Circuit Court .•granting a new trial on the motion of the ■defendant city.
The jury returned a verdict in favor of .appellant in the amount of $4,000.00 for injuries caused by falling on an alleged ■defect in the sidewalk in downtown Birmingham. The lower court granted appellee’s motion for a new trial on the basis •.that the affirmative charge without hypothesis should have been given on appellee’s request due to an insufficient statement of claim to the city.
The only issue raised on this appeal is whether the…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- City of Bessemer v. BarnettSupreme Court of Alabama · 1924
- Brannon v. City of BirminghamSupreme Court of Alabama · 1912
- McKinnon v. City of BirminghamSupreme Court of Alabama · 1916
- City of Birmingham v. HornsbySupreme Court of Alabama · 1942
- Smith v. City of BirminghamSupreme Court of Alabama · 1942
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3Cited by12 opinions
- Bernstein v. BD. OF TRUST. TEACHERS'PEN. & ANN. FUNDNew Jersey Superior Court Appellate Division · 1977
- ZAMEL, ET UX. v. Port of NY AuthoritySupreme Court of New Jersey · 1970
- City of Anniston v. RosserSupreme Court of Alabama · 1963
- McCarroll v. City of BessemerSupreme Court of Alabama · 1972
- Brasher v. City of BirminghamSupreme Court of Alabama · 1976
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