Legal Opinion
Ex Parte Nix
Supreme Court of Alabama
Decided July 10, 1981No. 80-491PublishedCited by 13 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Under Alabama law, if a complaint contains a claim for relief that is supported by the evidence and one that is not, the defendant must challenge the claim not supported by the evidence by way of a motion for directed verdict, specific to the claim not supported by the evidence, and setting out the grounds for such motion with specificity. See, Chandler v.Hunter, 340 So.2d 818 (Ala.Civ.App. 1976); Nashville, C. St.L. Ry. v. Farell Bradley, 14 Ala. App. 380, 70 So. 986 (1915). Otherwise, if both claims go to the jury, and if a general verdict is returned, the court will presume that the…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Chandler v. HunterCourt of Civil Appeals of Alabama · 1976
- Bank of Huntsville v. WitcherCourt of Civil Appeals of Alabama · 1976
- Thrasher v. DarnellSupreme Court of Alabama · 1963
- Holley v. CrowCourt of Civil Appeals of Alabama · 1978
- Nashville, C. & St. L. Ry. v. FarellAlabama Court of Appeals · 1915
3Cited by13 opinions
- National Security Fire & Casualty Co. v. VintsonSupreme Court of Alabama · 1984
- ARMY AVIATION CTR. FED. CREDIT U. v. PostonSupreme Court of Alabama · 1984
- Empiregas, Inc., of Gadsden v. GearySupreme Court of Alabama · 1983
- John Deere Indus. Equipment Co. v. KellerSupreme Court of Alabama · 1983
- Blankenship v. OgleCourt of Civil Appeals of Alabama · 1982
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