Legal Opinion

Semo Aviation, Inc. v. Southeastern Airways Corp.

Supreme Court of Alabama

Decided May 19, 1978PublishedCited by 40 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Defendants, Semo Aviation, Inc., a Missouri corporation, and Glenn Hopwood, President of Semo, appeal from a jury verdict for plaintiffs, Southeastern Airways Corp., an Alabama corporation, Eugene Hovis, and his wife Martha Hovis, and from a denial of motions for judgment notwithstanding the verdict or, alternatively, new trial. Plaintiffs cross-appeal from the jury verdict for defendants, Dixie Flight Center, Inc., a Tennessee corporation, Ralph Smelzer and Art Berard, and from the trial court's denial of plaintiffs' new trial motion in the event this Court should reverse defendants' appeal.…

2Cases cited19 opinions

  1. International Shoe Co. v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1945
  2. New York Times Co. v. SullivanSupreme Court of the United States · 1964
  3. Shaffer v. HeitnerSupreme Court of the United States · 1977
  4. New York Times Company v. SullivanSupreme Court of Alabama · 1962
  5. Elkhart Engineering Corporation v. Dornier WerkeCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1965

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3Cited by40 opinions

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  5. Alabama Power Co. v. BeamSupreme Court of Alabama · 1985

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