Legal Opinion
BENEFICIAL MANAGEMENT CORP., ETC. v. Evans
Supreme Court of Alabama
Decided August 27, 1982No. 80-478, 80-478APublishedCited by 18 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Of the numerous issues presented to this Court for our review in these cases, we find the trial court's oral jury charge that damages are presumed where there is slander per se to be determinative; therefore, we do not find it necessary to consider all of the issues raised by the appellants because we have determined that the cases must be reversed.
On January 8, 1978, Raymond Evans (plaintiff below and appellee/cross-appellant in this proceeding), instituted an action against Beneficial Management Corporation (hereinafter "BMC"), Beneficial Finance Company of Alabama (hereinafter "BFC") and…
2Cases cited22 opinions
- New York Times Co. v. SullivanSupreme Court of the United States · 1964
- Gertz v. Robert Welch, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1974
- Rosenbloom v. Metromedia, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1971
- Great Atl. & Pac. Tea Co., Inc. v. SealySupreme Court of Alabama · 1979
- Johnson Publishing Co. v. DavisSupreme Court of Alabama · 1960
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3Cited by18 opinions
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- McCaig v. Talladega Pub. Co., Inc.Supreme Court of Alabama · 1989
- Marshall Durbin Farms, Inc. v. LandersSupreme Court of Alabama · 1985
- Luker v. City of BrantleySupreme Court of Alabama · 1987
- American Cast Iron Pipe Co. v. WilliamsSupreme Court of Alabama · 1991
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