Legal Opinion
American Credit Co. of Alabama v. Bradford
Court of Civil Appeals of Alabama
Decided April 7, 1982No. Civ. 2833PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
EDWARD N. SCRUGGS, Retired Circuit Judge.
This case involves the interpretation and application of ARCP rule 25(c) as to a corporate merger of a party plaintiff corporation during the pendency of the civil action.
In July, 1978, American Credit Company of Alabama, Inc. (the Alabama corporation), sued several parties, Jack Yarber Ford, Inc. (Yarber) being one of them. The Alabama corporation merged with six foreign corporations into a North Carolina corporation in July, 1979. The name of the continuing corporation was changed to Barclays American/Credit, Inc. (Barclays). After a nonju-ry trial,…
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