Legal Opinion

Franklin v. Cannon

Supreme Court of Alabama

Decided May 25, 1990No. 88-1084PublishedCited by 18 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

This is an appeal from a judgment on jury verdicts for the defendants in a wrongful death action. The plaintiff argues that the trial court allowed one of the defendants to testify regarding an issue of ultimate fact, that the testimony invaded the province of the jury, and that allowing it was error; and that it erred in instructing the jury about disregarding the testimony of an impeached witness, in entering judgment on what the plaintiff says are inconsistent verdicts, and in denying a motion for new trial on the ground that the verdicts were unsupported by the evidence or showed that the…

2Cases cited16 opinions

  1. Hill v. CherrySupreme Court of Alabama · 1980
  2. Sanders v. ScarveySupreme Court of Alabama · 1969
  3. Hill v. SherwoodSupreme Court of Alabama · 1986
  4. Starr v. StarrSupreme Court of Alabama · 1974
  5. National Biscuit Co. v. WilsonSupreme Court of Alabama · 1951

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3Cited by18 opinions

  1. Exxon Mobil Corp. v. ALA. DEPT. OF CONSERVATION AND NATURAL RESOURCESSupreme Court of Alabama · 2007
  2. Flint Constr. Co. v. HallSupreme Court of Alabama · 2004
  3. Jones v. ButtsCourt of Civil Appeals of Alabama · 1994
  4. Webb Wheel Products, Inc. v. HanveySupreme Court of Alabama · 2005
  5. Connolly v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Alabama · 1991

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