Legal Opinion
CC & J., INC. v. Hagood
Supreme Court of Alabama
Decided January 9, 1998No. 1961110PublishedCited by 35 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
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A Baldwin County jury found C.C. J., Inc., d/b/a The Movie Gallery ("Movie Gallery"), liable for the tort of abuse of process in its pursuit of criminal charges against Jody Hagood and awarded Hagood compensatory and punitive damages. The circuit court entered a judgment on that verdict. Movie Gallery appeals, claiming that the trial judge erred by not directing a verdict for it and later by denying its motion for a judgment notwithstanding the verdict; Movie…
2Cases cited9 opinions
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- Ogle v. LongSupreme Court of Alabama · 1989
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3Cited by35 opinions
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