Williford v. Emerton, 1020616 (Ala. 3-26-2004)

Scott Emerton and Kristi Emerton sued Kenny Williford and Charlotte Williford, individually and d/b/a Ben-Mor Village, in the Chambers Circuit Court. The dispute involved the lease-purchase of a mobile home. After a jury rendered a verdict in favor of the Emertons, the trial court entered a judgment awarding them $383,000 in compensatory and punitive damages. The Willifords appeal, arguing: (1) that the verdict is unsupported by the evidence, (2) that the amount of damages awarded is unsupported by the evidence, (3) that the trial court improperly dismissed their Batson v. Kentucky, 476 U.S.…