Legal Opinion
Hicks v. Dunn
Supreme Court of Alabama
Decided October 12, 2001No. 1001014PublishedCited by 28 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
William D. Hicks and his wife Donna sued Charles Ray Dunn, Jr., alleging that Dunn had negligently and wantonly caused an automobile collision. The trial court granted Dunn's motion for a judgment as a matter of law on the wantonness claim. The jury found Dunn negligent and awarded the Hickses compensatory damages. The trial court entered a final judgment in the amount of the jury verdict and denied the Hickses' postjudgment motion for a new trial. The Hickses appeal. We reverse and remand.
On November 30, 1994, between approximately 12:30 and 1:00 p.m., the Hickses were waiting for traffic to…
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