Legal Opinion

Childers v. Ashburn and Gray, Inc.

Supreme Court of Alabama

Decided May 22, 1981No. 80-59PublishedCited by 2 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

SHORES, Justice.

This is an appeal from a judgment entered on a jury verdict in favor of the defendant and against the plaintiffs in a personal injury action. On appeal, the plaintiffs contend that the trial court committed reversible error in its oral charge to the jury, and such error was properly preserved. We are constrained to agree and reverse and remand.

The facts out of which the case arose can be summarized as follows: The plaintiff was driving his car on Pulaski Pike and across Stringfield Road, through a green light facing the flow of traffic in his direction. Frank Phillips was…

2Cases cited4 opinions

  1. Vines v. Plantation Motor LodgeSupreme Court of Alabama · 1976
  2. Fox v. BartholfSupreme Court of Alabama · 1979
  3. Allman v. BeamSupreme Court of Alabama · 1961
  4. Cox v. MillerSupreme Court of Alabama · 1978

3Cited by2 opinions

  1. Brown v. CarsonSupreme Court of Alabama · 1981
  2. Brown v. Gold Kist, Inc.Supreme Court of Alabama · 1988

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