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7 Alabama opinions name it 2 courts 2000–2014 0 in the last five years
The cases below were cited by Alabama courts in a sentence that names this issue. Sides come from how each citing opinion treated the case (Syfertize flag on that citation), so a case can appear on both: that is where the law is contested. A red or yellow chip is the case's own overall treatment.
| Case | Followed | Cited |
|---|---|---|
Robbins v. Sandersgreen2 sentences2014See Robbins v. Sanders, 927 So. 2d 777, 789 (Ala. 2005). 2014See Robbins v. Sanders, 927 So.2d 777, 789 (Ala.2005). | 1 | 1 |
AutoZone, Inc. v. Leonardgreen1 sentence2013See Mercy Med. v. Gray, 864 So.2d 354, 368-69 (Ala.Civ.App.2002) (quoting AutoZone, Inc. v. Leonard, 812 So.2d 1179, 1188 (Ala.2001)). | 1 | 1 |
Mercy Medical v. Graygreen1 sentence2013See Mercy Med. v. Gray, 864 So.2d 354, 368-69 (Ala.Civ.App.2002) (quoting AutoZone, Inc. v. Leonard, 812 So.2d 1179, 1188 (Ala.2001)). | 1 | 1 |
Tillis Trucking Co., Inc. v. Mosesgreen2 sentences2012Alabama’s wrongful-death statute, which, as previously noted, provides solely for an award of punitive damages in a wrongful-death case, “leaves a defendant’s right to due process unprotected.” (Defendants’ brief, at p. 41.) The defendants note that in Tillis Trucking Co. v. Moses, 748 So.2d 874, 890 (Ala.1999), this Court specifically declined “to overturn more than a century of precedent” despite the noted difficulty in reconciling this Gore factor with our established jurisprudence: “In Cherokee Electric [Coop. v. Cochran, 706 So.2d 1188 (Ala.1997)], the Court applied the three BMW v. Gore 2012Alabama’s wrongful-death statute, which, as previously noted, provides solely for an award of punitive damages in a wrongful-death case, “leaves a defendant’s right to due process unprotected.” (Defendants’ brief, at p. 41.) The defendants note that in Tillis Trucking Co. v. Moses, 748 So.2d 874, 890 (Ala.1999), this Court specifically declined “to overturn more than a century of precedent” despite the noted difficulty in reconciling this Gore factor with our established jurisprudence: “In Cherokee Electric [Coop. v. Cochran, 706 So.2d 1188 (Ala.1997)], the Court applied the three BMW v. Gore | 1 | 1 |
Lyons v. River Road Constr., Inc.green2 sentences2003See Lyons v. River Road Constr., Inc. , 858 So.2d 257 (Ala. 2003) (dredging subcontractor's action against the director of the Alabama State Port Authority in his official capacity was an action for damages, not a declaratory-judgment action, and, thus, was barred by the doctrine of State immunity). 2003See Lyons v. River Road Constr., Inc., 858 So.2d 257 (Ala.2003) (dredging subcontractor's action against the director of the Alabama State Port Authority in his official capacity was an action for damages, not a declaratory-judgment action, and, thus, was barred by the doctrine of State immunity). | 1 | 1 |
| Case | Negative | Cited |
|---|---|---|
| No negative-treatment citations attached to this issue in Alabama. Read the followed side critically anyway. | ||
| Case | Cited | Years |
|---|---|---|
BMW of North America, Inc. v. Gore
green
2 sentences2012Application of BMW v. Gore Guideposts Next, the defendants contend that they were deprived of due process because of the alleged inability of the trial court to apply one of the three factors established by the United States Supreme Court in BMW v. Gore, supra, for assessing the alleged excessiveness of a punitive-damages award. 11 According to the defendants, because one of the Gore factors calls for a comparison of the ratio of punitive damages to compensatory damages, see Gore, 517 U.S. at 580 . 2012Application of BMW v. Gore Guideposts Next, the defendants contend that they were deprived of due process because of the alleged inability of the trial court to apply one of the three factors established by the United States Supreme Court in BMW v. Gore, supra, for assessing the alleged excessiveness of a punitive-damages award. 11 According to the defendants, because one of the Gore factors calls for a comparison of the ratio of punitive damages to compensatory damages, see Gore, 517 U.S. at 580 . | 3 | 2000–2012 |
Mobile Infirmary Ass'n v. Tyler
green
2 sentences2012They also contend that the remitted award is disproportionate as compared to the allegedly similar case of Tyler, supra, and this Court’s decision in Mobile Infirmary Ass’n v. Reynolds, 25 So.3d 1203 (Ala.2007) (table), a case decided without an opinion. 2012They also contend that the remitted award is disproportionate as compared to the allegedly similar case of Tyler, supra, and this Court’s decision in Mobile Infirmary Ass’n v. Reynolds, 25 So.3d 1203 (Ala.2007) (table), a case decided without an opinion. | 1 | 2012–2012 |
MOBILE INFIRMARY ASS'N v. Reynolds
neutral
2 sentences2012They also contend that the remitted award is disproportionate as compared to the allegedly similar case of Tyler, supra, and this Court’s decision in Mobile Infirmary Ass’n v. Reynolds, 25 So.3d 1203 (Ala.2007) (table), a case decided without an opinion. 2012They also contend that the remitted award is disproportionate as compared to the allegedly similar case of Tyler, supra, and this Court’s decision in Mobile Infirmary Ass’n v. Reynolds, 25 So.3d 1203 (Ala.2007) (table), a case decided without an opinion. | 1 | 2012–2012 |
Cherokee Elec. Co-Op. v. Cochran
green
2 sentences2012Alabama’s wrongful-death statute, which, as previously noted, provides solely for an award of punitive damages in a wrongful-death case, “leaves a defendant’s right to due process unprotected.” (Defendants’ brief, at p. 41.) The defendants note that in Tillis Trucking Co. v. Moses, 748 So.2d 874, 890 (Ala.1999), this Court specifically declined “to overturn more than a century of precedent” despite the noted difficulty in reconciling this Gore factor with our established jurisprudence: “In Cherokee Electric [Coop. v. Cochran, 706 So.2d 1188 (Ala.1997)], the Court applied the three BMW v. Gore 2012Alabama’s wrongful-death statute, which, as previously noted, provides solely for an award of punitive damages in a wrongful-death case, “leaves a defendant’s right to due process unprotected.” (Defendants’ brief, at p. 41.) The defendants note that in Tillis Trucking Co. v. Moses, 748 So.2d 874, 890 (Ala.1999), this Court specifically declined “to overturn more than a century of precedent” despite the noted difficulty in reconciling this Gore factor with our established jurisprudence: “In Cherokee Electric [Coop. v. Cochran, 706 So.2d 1188 (Ala.1997)], the Court applied the three BMW v. Gore | 1 | 2012–2012 |
Watson v. Price
green
1 sentence2006We hold that this rule should apply even though the conveying instrument contains no legal description of the property in question, and irrespective of the period for which the property was possessed by the present claimant’s predecessor in title.” (Emphasis added.) In the case at bar, Wagnon introduced clear and convincing evidence establishing that her father exercised possession of the gore under a claim of right for more than 10 years; that his possession of the gore was actual, exclusive, open, notorious, and hostile; and that, in addition to conveying tract 9 to Wagnon, he delivered poss | 1 | 2006–2006 |
Warden, Maryland Penitentiary v. Hayden
green
2 sentences2003The Department alleges that under the authority of Warden, Maryland Penitentiary v. Hayden , 387 U.S. 294 , 306 , 87 S.Ct. 1642 , 18 L.Ed.2d 782 (1967), the government has the right to seize and hold evidence for the purposes of proving a crime. 2003The Department alleges that under the authority of Warden, Maryland Penitentiary v. Hayden , 387 U.S. 294 , 306 , 87 S.Ct. 1642 , 18 L.Ed.2d 782 (1967), the government has the right to seize and hold evidence for the purposes of proving a crime. | 1 | 2003–2003 |
Opinions by the citing court's state. A doctrine retained in one state and abandoned in another shows up here as a year span that stalls.