Legal Opinion

Baker v. Hanks

Supreme Court of Alabama

Decided May 5, 1995No. 1940028PublishedCited by 4 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

INGRAM, Justice.

Billy Joe Baker and Travis Chandler sued James Hanks and D.R. Kemp, after Kemp had failed to repay money that Baker and Chandler had lent him. Hanks had arranged the loan. The trial court entered a summary judgment for Hanks and made its judgment final pursuant to Rule 54(b), Ala.R.Civ.P. Baker and Chandler appeal from that judgment on their claims alleging breach of contract, fraud, and conspiracy.

A summary judgment is proper and must be affirmed on appeal if the evidence, viewed in a light most favorable to the nonmoving party, shows that there is no genuine issue of…

2Cases cited12 opinions

  1. Hanners v. Balfour Guthrie, Inc.Supreme Court of Alabama · 1990
  2. Drill Parts and Service Co. v. Joy Mfg.Supreme Court of Alabama · 1993
  3. Earnest v. Pritchett-Moore, Inc.Supreme Court of Alabama · 1981
  4. Harmon v. Motors Ins. Corp.Supreme Court of Alabama · 1986
  5. Clanton v. Bains Oil Co., Inc.Supreme Court of Alabama · 1982

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3Cited by4 opinions

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  3. NTA Graphics South Inc v. Axiom Impressions LLCDistrict Court, N.D. Alabama · 2019
  4. Stephenson Harwood LLP v. Pan American Marketing Group, LLCDistrict Court, M.D. Alabama · 2025

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