Henley v. State Farm Mutual AutoMobile Insurance Co.

DONALDSON, Judge.

Sandra Henley filed a complaint in the Jefferson Circuit Court (“the trial court”) against State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Company (“State Farm”) seeking underinsured-motorist benefits under a policy of insurance issued by State Farm. A jury trial commenced, but the trial court entered a judgment as a matter of law (“JML”) in favor of State Farm during Henley’s presentation of her case. A JML cannot be entered unless a party has been fully heard on an issue. See Rule 50(a)(1), Ala. R. Civ. P. Because Henley had not been “fully heard” on the issue that led to the entry…