Legal Opinion
Mobile County v. Brantley
Supreme Court of Alabama
Decided April 24, 1987No. 85-563PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
This is a condemnation case. Mobile County instituted proceedings to condemn .34 acres of Mrs. Elouise Brantley's property. Commissioners were appointed by the Mobile County Probate Court, and they assessed Mrs. Brantley's damages at $14,810. The County appealed to the circuit court, and the jury returned a verdict of $52,818.70 in favor of Mrs. Brantley. The County filed a motion for new trial or in the alternative for remittitur, which was denied. The amount of the verdict was within the range of expert appraisal testimony, and the question of excessiveness of the verdict is not raised as…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- United States v. MillerSupreme Court of the United States · 1943
- United States v. 320.0 Acres of Land, More or Less in the County of Monroe, State of Florida,and Salvatore R. CicconeCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1979
- Mitchell v. KinneySupreme Court of Alabama · 1942
- Southern Railway Company v. City of BirminghamSupreme Court of Alabama · 1960
- Standard Oil Co. v. StateSupreme Court of Alabama · 1971
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3Cited by4 opinions
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