Morgan v. South Central Bell Telephone Co.

EMBRY, Justice.

This is an appeal from a judgment notwithstanding the verdict. Plaintiffs Robert E. Morgan (Morgan), Edwin M. Speed (Speed), and their professional association (the “Association”) sued South Central Bell (Bell) and L.M. Berry & Company (Berry) to recover damages they claim were incurred as a result of the omission of Morgan’s name from the Yellow Pages of the 1978 and 1979 Birmingham telephone directories and the 1980 Bessemer directory. After a jury verdict in the amount of $57,-000 in favor of plaintiffs, the trial court granted defendants’ motion for judgment non obstante…