Wassman v. MOBILE CTY. COMMUN. DIST.

Lillian Wassman sued the Mobile County Communications District ("MCCD") and others1 for the alleged wrongful death of her son, Michael Wassman. The jury awarded her $1,000,000 in damages. MCCD moved for a judgment notwithstanding the verdict or, in the alternative, for a reduction of the $1,000,000 verdict to $100,000, pursuant to the statutory cap on claims against governmental entities (Ala. Code 1975, §§ 11-93-1(1) and -2). The trial court issued the following order:

"As to the statutory cap, the court finds that MCCD is a county public corporation and a governmental entity as defined by §…