6 Alabama opinions name it 3 courts 1994–2017 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 |
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BMW of North America, Inc. v. Goregreen2 sentences2017Gore Guidepost 2: Disparity Between Harm that Occurred and Punitive-Damages Award Under the second Gore guidepost, the Campbell Court refused to impose a "bright-line ratio" of punitive damages to compensatory damages and reiterated its reluctance to "identify concrete constitutional limits on the ratio between harm, or potential harm, to the plaintiff and the punitive damages award. 517 U.S. at 582 ('[W]e have consistently rejected the notion that the constitutional line is marked by a simple mathematical formula, even one that compares actual and potential damages to the punitive award'); TX 2017Gore Guidepost 2: Disparity Between Harm that Occurred and Punitive-Damages Award Under the second Gore guidepost, the Campbell Court refused to impose a "bright-line ratio" of punitive damages to compensatory damages and reiterated its reluctance to "identify concrete constitutional limits on the ratio between harm, or potential harm, to the plaintiff and the punitive damages award. 517 U.S. at 582 ('[W]e have consistently rejected the notion that the constitutional line is marked by a simple mathematical formula, even one that compares actual and potential damages to the punitive award'); TX | 2 | 2 |
Hulsey v. Stategreen1 sentence2017See Hulsey v. State , 196 So.3d 342 , 354-55 (Ala. Crim. | 1 | 1 |
| Case | Negative | Cited |
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| No negative-treatment citations attached to this issue in Alabama. Read the followed side critically anyway. | ||
| Case | Cited | Years |
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Johnson v. Haleyville Mobile Home Supply
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1 sentence2014In Johnson v. Haleyville Mobile Home Supply, Inc., 477 So.2d 328 (Ala.1985), on which the Daugh-ertys rely, our supreme court discussed the proper application of § 35-4-90(a). | 1 | 2014–2014 |
Warren v. Wester
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1 sentence2011Thus, they argue, Warren v. Wester, 796 So.2d 377 (Ala.Civ.App.2001), on which this court relied in its opinion on original submission, is not applicable to this case. | 1 | 2011–2011 |
Shannon v. Hollingsworth
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2 sentences1994We next look to see whether the trial court erred in instructing the jury on spoliation of the evidence over Dr. Campbell's objection that the charge was not supported by the evidence or any reasonable inference therefrom. 9 Dr. Campbell cites in support of his contention Shannon v. Hollingsworth , 291 Ala. 159 , 279 So.2d 428 (1973), which states that "it is error to hypothetically instruct a jury on a state of facts when there is no evidence to establish them." 291 Ala. at 165 , 279 So.2d at 434 . 1994We next look to see whether the trial court erred in instructing the jury on spoliation of the evidence over Dr. Campbell's objection that the charge was not supported by the evidence or any reasonable inference therefrom. 9 Dr. Campbell cites in support of his contention Shannon v. Hollingsworth , 291 Ala. 159 , 279 So.2d 428 (1973), which states that "it is error to hypothetically instruct a jury on a state of facts when there is no evidence to establish them." 291 Ala. at 165 , 279 So.2d at 434 . | 1 | 1994–1994 |
Counted by distinct opinions that both name this issue and are annotated to the section; sections every opinion cites regardless of issue are not filtered here, so read the counts against the total above.
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.