Burlington Northern R. Co. v. Warren

The following is part of the trial court's order:

"Were it not for the Duckworth [v. Burlington Northern R.R., 470 So.2d 1094 (Ala. 1985),] decision, this Court would grant the J.N.O.V. This judgment, set aside by the jury, was a pro ami judgment in which a Circuit Judge, in open court, after a hearing, approved the settlement as being in the best interest of the then minor children of plaintiff, Nettie Duckworth. There was no contention, nor any evidence, that any fraud was committed on the Court. Consequently, the recent case of Large v. Hayes, 534 So.2d 1101 (Ala. 1988), would seem to…