Legal Opinion
Hickman v. Winston County Hosp. Bd.
Supreme Court of Alabama
Decided May 22, 1987No. 85-893PublishedCited by 36 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
This appeal involves the tort of intentional interference with business or contractual relations. Linda Hickman, the plaintiff below, appeals from the trial court's granting of a directed verdict in favor of the defendants at the close of the plaintiff's evidence. The only issue involved in this appeal is whether the plaintiff made out a prima facie case of intentional interference with business or contractual relations.
As this Court stated in Rose v. Miller Co.,432 So.2d 1237, 1239 (Ala. 1983):
"In considering the propriety of a directed verdict, our function is to view the evidence in a…
2Cases cited22 opinions
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- Martin v. PlattIndiana Court of Appeals · 1979
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