Legal Opinion
Walker v. Majors
Supreme Court of Alabama
Decided October 3, 1986No. 84-1023, 84-1068Published
1Opinion of the Court
496 So.2d 726 (1986)
Howard S.J. WALKER, Jr.
v.
Fletcher H. MAJORS, Jr.
84-1023, 84-1068.
Supreme Court of Alabama.
October 3, 1986.
Irvin J. Langford of Howell, Johnston & Langford, Mobile, for appellant.
Philip H. Partridge and R. Alan Alexander of Brown, Hudgens, Richardson, Mobile, for appellee.
MADDOX, Justice.
These consolidated appeals arise out of a defamation case, and the legal issue presented is whether the trial court erred in initially granting summary judgment on plaintiff's claim for punitive damages and in later granting summary judgment as to the entire claim. In deciding these issues,…
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