Legal Opinion

Barnes v. Evans

Supreme Court of Alabama

Decided March 6, 1958No. 8 Div. 911PublishedCited by 3 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

STAKELY, Justice.

The appeal in this case is from a judgment of nonsuit. Jack Barnes, plaintiff in the court below, appellant here, brought suit against L. C. Evans, defendant below, appellee here. After plaintiff had introduced his evidence and rested, defendant moved to exclude all of the testimony offered by plaintiff and to discharge the jury, for that the evidence did not make a prima facie case for plaintiff under his complaint. The trial court granted this motion and the transcript of evidence shows plaintiff moved for a nonsuit with leave to appeal.

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2Cited by3 opinions

  1. State v. KingSupreme Court of Alabama · 1960
  2. Light v. HarrisonSupreme Court of Alabama · 1972
  3. Jones v. MuseAlabama Court of Appeals · 1959

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