Legal Opinion
Summers v. Ralston Purina Co.
Supreme Court of Alabama
Decided January 14, 1954No. 6 Div. 172PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
LIVINGSTON, Chief Justice.
The appeal is by the plaintiff in the court below from an order and judgment of the court granting defendant’s motion for a new trial and setting aside a verdict and judgment for the plaintiff.
The action was brought by W. D. Summers against the Ralston Purina Company, a corporation, for the recovery of money allegedly due Summers by virtue of an alleged agreement between the two parties. The jury returned a verdict in favor of plaintiff and judgment was rendered thereon in the sum of $2,164.85, plus interest of $454.60, making a total of $2,-619.45.
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2Cases cited25 opinions
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- Howard v. East Tenn., Va. & Ga. RailroadSupreme Court of Alabama · 1890
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- Coffin v. LandisSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1864
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