Legal Opinion
Alabama Power Co. v. Smith
Supreme Court of Alabama
Decided February 22, 1991No. 89-776Published
1Opinion of the Court
STEAGALL, Justice.
Alabama Power Company appeals from the denial of its motion for judgment notwithstanding the verdict or, in the alternative, motion for new trial in Winford Smith’s suit against it. Following disconnection of his electric service, Smith sued Alabama Power for damages based on allegations of negligence; wantonness; trespass; outrageous conduct; false and malicious allegations of theft made by Alabama Power and one of its employees, W.L. Silver, Jr.; defamation by Alabama Power and Silver; deprivation of property without due process of law; attempted extortion; and invasion of…
2Cases cited10 opinions
- Jackson v. Metropolitan Edison Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1974
- Carlin Communication, Inc., Etc. v. Southern Bell Telephone and Telegraph Company, Etc.Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1986
- Aspinwall v. GowensSupreme Court of Alabama · 1981
- Pike v. Southern Bell Telephone and Telegraph Co.Supreme Court of Alabama · 1955
- Henry Kearson v. Southern Bell Telephone & Telegraph Company, a Georgia Corp., and American Telephone and Telegraph Company, a Georgia CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1985
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