Legal Opinion
Jordan v. Brantley
Supreme Court of Alabama
Decided August 23, 1991No. 1900617, 1900618, 1900724 and 1900725PublishedCited by 16 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
These cases concern the misidentification of the bodies of two young men who were killed in a one-car accident in Mobile County, Alabama, on October 31, 1987. The plaintiffs and one defendant appeal from the granting of a new trial on the grounds of juror misconduct. We affirm in part and reverse in part.
John Randall Robertson and Robert Lynn Brantley were killed when the Pontiac Firebird automobile in which they were riding left the road and crashed into a pecan tree. Their bodies were sent to the University of South Alabama Medical Center by two state troopers, who removed their…
2Cases cited11 opinions
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3Cited by16 opinions
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