Legal Opinion

Waddell v. Jordan

Supreme Court of Alabama

Decided October 3, 1974No. SC 605PublishedCited by 20 opinions

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

  1. McKinnon v. PolkSupreme Court of Alabama · 1929
  2. Orange v. ShannonSupreme Court of Alabama · 1969
  3. Pappa v. BonnerSupreme Court of Alabama · 1958
  4. Blackwell v. Alabama Power CompanySupreme Court of Alabama · 1963

3Cited by20 opinions

  1. Christian Lewis v. Sheila D. MooreCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 2018
  2. McAfee v. Baptist Medical CenterSupreme Court of Alabama · 1994
  3. Parker v. CollinsSupreme Court of Alabama · 1992
  4. Murdoch v. ThomasSupreme Court of Alabama · 1981
  5. Brackett v. ColemanSupreme Court of Alabama · 1988

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