Legal Opinion · Dissent
Housing Authority of the Birmingham District v. Pritchett
Court of Civil Appeals of Alabama
Decided June 10, 2005No. 2030826Published
1DissentMurdock, Judge
After carefully reviewing the record, I conclude that the record contains ample evidence to support the jury’s verdict and that the record in this case will not support a conclusion that that verdict was against the great weight of the evidence.
“ ‘Where the basis for granting a new trial is that the verdict is against the great weight and preponderance of the evidence, this Court will reverse the trial court’s new trial order if it is easily perceivable from the record that the jury verdict is supported by the evidence. In other words, if there is any evidence to support the jury’s verdict,…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Jawad v. GranadeSupreme Court of Alabama · 1986
- Ex Parte OliverSupreme Court of Alabama · 1988
- NE ALA. REG. MED. CENTER v. RobinsonSupreme Court of Alabama · 1989
- State v. BlackburnSupreme Court of Alabama · 1994
- Bird v. Metropolitan Life Ins. Co.Supreme Court of Alabama · 1997