Legal Opinion

Hathcock v. Wood

Supreme Court of Alabama

Decided March 16, 2001No. 1982225PublishedCited by 34 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

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This negligence case arises out of an automobile accident that occurred on March 19, 1994. The defendant Ben Cleburn Hathcock appeals from a judgment entered upon a jury verdict awarding $600,000 to the plaintiff Marshall Wood and $200,000 to the plaintiff Reba Wood. We affirm.

I. Facts and Procedural History

On the morning of March…

2Cases cited19 opinions

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