Legal Opinion

D & N Trucking, L.L.C. v. Brewer

Court of Civil Appeals of Alabama

Decided October 12, 2001No. 2000431Published

1Opinion of the Court

CRAWLEY, Judge.

The sole question presented in this case is whether the trial court erred in granting Janet Brewer and John Brewer, husband *628and wife, a new trial based on the failure of D & N Trucking, L.L.C., to comply with the trial court’s discovery order and on the Brewers’ claim to have newly discovered evidence. We conclude that the trial court erred in granting the Brewers’ motion for a new trial, and we reverse and remand.

I. Facts

The underlying facts of the Brewers’ claim are based upon a motor-vehicle accident involving Janet Brewer. Mrs. Brewer’s vehicle was struck by a log that fell…

2Cases cited4 opinions

  1. Foremost Ins. Co. v. ParhamSupreme Court of Alabama · 1997
  2. Ex Parte EatonSupreme Court of Alabama · 1996
  3. Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. v. RobbinsCourt of Civil Appeals of Alabama · 1997
  4. Cody v. Louisville & Nashville R. Co.Supreme Court of Alabama · 1988

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