Legal Opinion
Coffman v. Folds
Supreme Court of Alabama
Decided April 21, 1927No. 6 Div. 882PublishedCited by 14 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtThomas, J.
The trial judge gave the general affirmative charge for the defendant and granted a motion for a new trial. There was for consideration General Acts of 1915, p. 916, amending Code of 1907, § 4237.
The established rule on appeal, challenging such action by the trial court 'hearing the witness on issues of fact, is as stated in Spivy-Johnson P. Co. v. B. A. I. Ass’n, 210 Ala. 681, 99 So. 80; Newman v. Morgan, 202 Ala. 606, 81 So. 548; Cobb v. Malone, 92 Ala. 630, 9 So. 738.
A primary inquiry is as to title and right of maintenance of the suit for damages for the “wrongful taking of a milk cow…
2Cases cited30 opinions
- Cobb v. MaloneSupreme Court of Alabama · 1890
- McMillan v. AikenSupreme Court of Alabama · 1920
- Lockwood v. Exchange BankSupreme Court of the United States · 1903
- Johnson v. CollierSupreme Court of the United States · 1912
- Birmingham Southern R. Co. v. GoodwynSupreme Court of Alabama · 1919
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3Cited by14 opinions
- Bankers' Mortg. Bond Co. v. RosenthalSupreme Court of Alabama · 1932
- Broadway v. Household Fin. Corp. of HuntsvilleCourt of Civil Appeals of Alabama · 1977
- Kibbe v. ScholesSupreme Court of Alabama · 1929
- In Re SatterwhiteUnited States Bankruptcy Court, M.D. Alabama · 1983
- Stewart v. JonesDistrict Court, S.D. Alabama · 1983
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