Alabama Power Co. v. Wallace

Defendant, Alabama Power Company ("APCo"), appeals from the trial court's grant of a new trial to the plaintiff, Ezzie Charles Wallace. Wallace cross-appeals, claiming error in the trial court's refusal to direct a verdict on the negligence and res ipsa loquitur counts of his complaint. Wallace also moved to dismiss APCo's appeal; that motion is denied. We reverse the order granting a new trial and remand for entry of a judgment based on the jury verdict.

APCo constructed an electric power line adjacent to Building 274 — a residence — located in the Brookley Field Complex in Mobile, Alabama.…