Legal Opinion
City of Birmingham v. Major
Supreme Court of Alabama
Decided November 21, 2008No. 1070944PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SEE, Justice.
The City of Birmingham (“the City”) appeals from the Jefferson Circuit Court’s denial of the City’s postjudgment motion for a judgment as a matter of law in the underlying civil-rights action against it. The trial court refused to set aside the judgment it entered on a jury verdict awarding Eric L. Major $500,000 in compensatory damages on Major’s civil-rights action against the City brought pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983. We reverse the trial court’s judgment and render a judgment in favor of the City.
Facts and Procedural History
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