Legal Opinion
Davis v. Southland Corp.
Supreme Court of Alabama
Decided February 8, 1985No. 83-568PublishedCited by 21 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
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This is a suit for malicious prosecution. The only issues presented are evidentiary.
On October 29, 1984, Carnell Davis was arrested on a charge of trespassing while picketing a Mobile Seven-Eleven store owned by Southland, Inc. A complaint for his arrest was sworn to by Joyce Pettway, the store manager. Davis was acquitted of the charge.
Subsequently, he brought suit for false arrest and malicious prosecution against Southland and Pettway. A directed verdict was…
2Cases cited13 opinions
- Bracy v. Sippial Elec. Co., Inc.Supreme Court of Alabama · 1980
- Satterwhite v. StateSupreme Court of Alabama · 1978
- Key v. DozierSupreme Court of Alabama · 1949
- Dean v. JohnstonSupreme Court of Alabama · 1968
- Granberry v. GilbertSupreme Court of Alabama · 1964
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3Cited by21 opinions
- Bostrom Seating, Inc. v. AdderholdCourt of Civil Appeals of Alabama · 2002
- MacOn County Com'n v. SandersSupreme Court of Alabama · 1990
- General Motors Corp. v. JohnstonSupreme Court of Alabama · 1992
- Holt v. State Farm Mut. Auto. Ins. Co.Supreme Court of Alabama · 1986
- James v. JamesSupreme Court of Alabama · 2000
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