Legal Opinion

LaFarge Bldg. Materials, Inc. v. Stribling

Supreme Court of Alabama

Decided October 17, 2003No. 1020623PublishedCited by 9 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

LaFarge Building Materials, Inc. ("LaFarge"), appeals from the trial court's denial of its postverdict motion for a judgment as a matter of law ("JML"), a new trial, or, alternatively, a remittitur. We affirm in part, reverse in part, render a judgment in part, and remand.

I. Facts and Procedural History

During the 1980s, the Chattahoochee Valley Railway Company ("Chattahoochee") leased land to Sidney Evans, who used the land to operate Valley Concrete Company in Lanett. Evans paid $100 per month to lease the land and placed improvements on the land to operate the concrete company. In 1987,…

Also in this document: Concurring in part, dissenting in part.

2Cases cited19 opinions

  1. Carter v. HendersonSupreme Court of Alabama · 1992
  2. Palm Harbor Homes, Inc. v. CrawfordSupreme Court of Alabama · 1997
  3. Van Ness v. PacardSupreme Court of the United States · 1829
  4. Northern Central Railway Co. v. Canton Co.Court of Appeals of Maryland · 1869
  5. Dudley & Carpenter v. Hurst, Miller & Co.Court of Appeals of Maryland · 1887

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3Cited by9 opinions

  1. Sycamore Management Group, LLC v. Coosa Cable Co.Supreme Court of Alabama · 2010
  2. RMC & ASSOCIATES, INC. v. BeasleyCourt of Civil Appeals of Alabama · 2006
  3. Pipkin v. Sun State Oil, Inc.Supreme Court of Alabama · 2018
  4. Crown Castle USA, Inc. v. Howell Engineering & Surveying, Inc.Court of Civil Appeals of Alabama · 2005
  5. Barko Hydraulics, LLC v. Michael ShepherdSupreme Court of Alabama · 2014

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