Legal Opinion

Chisom v. Woodward Iron Company

Supreme Court of Alabama

Decided November 15, 1956No. 6 Div. 825PublishedCited by 12 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

LIVINGSTON, Chief Justice.

Henry Chisom, appellant, and ten others brought suits against Woodward Iron Company, appellee. These suits were tried together. The trial of the cases resulted in separate verdicts for each of the eleven plaintiffs. Appellee filed'' a motion for a new trial, which was granted by the trial court. This appeal is from that order. The motion is 'based on a number of grounds, including the ground that the verdict of the jury is contrary to the great preponderance of the evidence. The order of the court does not show on what ground the motion was granted.

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2Cases cited7 opinions

  1. Hyde v. NorrisSupreme Court of Alabama · 1948
  2. Camp v. Atlantic Coast Line R. Co.Supreme Court of Alabama · 1948
  3. Lindsay Products Corp. v. Alabama Securities Corp.Supreme Court of Alabama · 1946
  4. Martin v. Birmingham Southern R. Co.Supreme Court of Alabama · 1948
  5. Ford v. SellersSupreme Court of Alabama · 1952

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3Cited by12 opinions

  1. Clark v. Quality Dairy CompanySupreme Court of Missouri · 1966
  2. Harris v. SchmaelingSupreme Court of Alabama · 1960
  3. Holderfield v. DeenSupreme Court of Alabama · 1959
  4. Alabama Power Company v. BellSupreme Court of Alabama · 1963
  5. Yellow Cab Co. of Birmingham, Inc. v. FrostSupreme Court of Alabama · 1966

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