Legal Opinion
Skerlick v. Gainey
Court of Civil Appeals of Alabama
Decided February 5, 2010No. 2080673PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MOORE, Judge.
Jacqueline W. Skerlick appeals from the Houston Circuit Court’s judgment entered on a jury’s verdict awarding Sandra A. Gainey $30,000 in damages. We reverse.
Procedural History
On August 28, 2007, Gainey filed a complaint against Skerlick alleging that Skerlick had negligently caused her motor vehicle to collide with the motor vehicle occupied by Gainey and that Skerlick’s negligence had caused Gainey to suffer injuries. 1 Skerlick answered the complaint on September 27, 2007. A jury trial was held on January 28 and 29, 2009. At the trial, the only issue to be determined was that…
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