Chamblee v. Pinkerton Security & Investigations Services, Inc.

HARWOOD, Justice.

In this case we consider the petition for a writ of mandamus filed by Troy Cham-blee and Tony Jackson, and their subsequently filed “supplemental” petition for a writ of mandamus. The petitions respectively implicate the authority of the trial judge under Rule 59.1, Ala. R. Civ. P., and *245Rule 60, Ala. R. Civ. P. We grant both petitions.

The underlying procedural history, which is controlling, is as follows:

Chamblee and Jackson separately sued Pinkerton Security & Investigations Services, Inc. (“Pinkerton”), and Albert Bell. The cases were consolidated for trial before Tennant…