Acromag-Viking v. Blalock

The central issue of this case is whether a trial judge who was on the board of directors of a publishing concern which employed one of the named defendants should have recused himself from the case. This court finds it unnecessary to discuss any of the other issues raised by appeal and reverses the decision of the trial court.

Acromag-Viking, Inc. (Acromag) filed a two-count complaint against Marketing of the Gulf, Inc. (Marketing) and Andrew Blalock. The first count claimed $29,844.64 on itemized verified account from Marketing. The second count claimed $29,844.64 from Andrew Blalock,…