Legal Opinion
Clark v. Container Corp. of America, Inc.
Supreme Court of Alabama
Decided September 27, 1991No. 1900325PublishedCited by 26 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
The following question was certified to this Court by the United States District Court for the Southern District of Alabama:
"Is Alabama Code 1975, § 6-11-3, either on its face or as applied to the above-styled case, violative of Alabama Constitution of 1901, Article I, § 11; Article I, § 13; Article I, § 6; or Article III, § 42?"
We assume that the phrasing of the question was intended as a guide and that it was not meant to restrict our consideration only to the constitutionality of Ala. Code 1975, § 6-11-3, but was intended to extend to all portions of Article I ("Structured Damages") of…
Also in this document: Dissent.
2Cases cited39 opinions
- Tull v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1987
- Cobb v. MaloneSupreme Court of Alabama · 1890
- Gasoline Products Co. v. Champlin Refining Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1931
- Alabama State Federation of Labor v. McAdorySupreme Court of the United States · 1945
- Galloway v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1943
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3Cited by26 opinions
- Moore v. Mobile Infirmary Ass'nSupreme Court of Alabama · 1991
- Henderson by Hartsfield v. Alabama PowerSupreme Court of Alabama · 1993
- Ex Parte GilesSupreme Court of Alabama · 1994
- Ex Parte ApicellaSupreme Court of Alabama · 2001
- Smith v. SchulteSupreme Court of Alabama · 1995
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