Hood v. Neil

Martha Hood, executrix of the estate of her late husband, Samuel Rand Hood, appeals to this Court from a judgment by the Circuit Court of Jefferson County. Although a jury awarded Mrs. Hood compensatory damages of $15,000.00, and the court entered judgment in that amount, she claims that that amount was inadequate and that the court erred by not granting injunctive relief as well. We affirm.

Mr. and Mrs. Hood had lived on approximately five acres of land bordering Green Springs Highway and South Lakeshore Drive in Homewood, Alabama, since 1948. During that time, until 1980, they had access to…