Waddell v. Jordan
Supreme Court of Alabama
1Opinion of the Court
*257BLOODWORTH, Justice.
The principal issue on this appeal is whether the trial court erred in granting defendant’s motion to exclude the evidence and in directing a verdict for defendants. We have concluded that the trial court did err and therefore reverse and remand this cause for a new trial.
The rule of our cases is that a case must go to the jury if there is a scintilla of evidence for the plaintiff.1 Moreover, on appeal from a directed verdict for defendants, the evidence must be viewed in the light most favorable to the plaintiff, and we must allow all inferences favorable to plaintiff…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- McKinnon v. PolkSupreme Court of Alabama · 1929
- Orange v. ShannonSupreme Court of Alabama · 1969
- Pappa v. BonnerSupreme Court of Alabama · 1958
- Blackwell v. Alabama Power CompanySupreme Court of Alabama · 1963
3Cited by20 opinions
- Christian Lewis v. Sheila D. MooreCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 2018
- McAfee v. Baptist Medical CenterSupreme Court of Alabama · 1994
- Parker v. CollinsSupreme Court of Alabama · 1992
- Murdoch v. ThomasSupreme Court of Alabama · 1981
- Brackett v. ColemanSupreme Court of Alabama · 1988
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