Legal Opinion

Tanner v. Alabama Power Company

Supreme Court of Alabama

Decided April 2, 1993No. 1900797, 1900798PublishedCited by 36 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

ON REHEARING EX MERO MOTU

Our opinion of August 9, 1991, is withdrawn and the following is substituted therefor.

Charles and Shirley Tanner appealed from an order of the Jefferson County Circuit Court granting an application of Alabama Power Company ("APCo") for condemnation of a right-of-way over the Tanners' property. The trial judge, before determining the amount of damages, entered an order purporting to certify the order as a "final judgment" pursuant to Ala.R.Civ.P. 54(b). The dispositive issue before us is whether Rule 54(b) allows the circuit court to certify as final its order granting…

2Cases cited7 opinions

  1. Liberty Mutual Insurance v. WetzelSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
  2. Powell v. Republic National Life Insurance Co.Supreme Court of Alabama · 1974
  3. Robinson v. Computer Servicenters, Inc.Supreme Court of Alabama · 1978
  4. Moody v. State Ex Rel. PayneSupreme Court of Alabama · 1977
  5. " AUTOMATIC" SPRINKLER CORP. v. BF Goodrich Co.Supreme Court of Alabama · 1977

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3Cited by36 opinions

  1. Dzwonkowski v. Sonitrol of Mobile, Inc.Supreme Court of Alabama · 2004
  2. Haynes v. Alfa Financial Corp.Supreme Court of Alabama · 1999
  3. James v. Alabama Coalition for Equity, Inc.Supreme Court of Alabama · 1997
  4. SCI ALABAMA FUNERAL SERVICES v. HesterCourt of Civil Appeals of Alabama · 2007
  5. Bessie Kirksey v. Iris JohnsonSupreme Court of Alabama · 2014

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