Legal Opinion
First Tennessee Bank v. Snell
Supreme Court of Alabama
Decided June 19, 1998No. 1970621PublishedCited by 23 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
This appeal is from an order enforcing a judgment in a class action brought by purchasers of certain satellite television systems against the seller of the systems and First Tennessee Bank, N.A., which financed the transaction. The only question before this Court is whether certain language found in Ex parte First National Bank of Jasper, 717 So.2d 342 (Ala. 1997)("FNB of Jasper III"), voids a final judgment entered in a class action prior to December 16, 1997, the day FNB of Jasper III was announced. We hold that it does not, and we affirm.
The plaintiffs Steve Snell, Tina Snell, and Dallas…
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