BIRMINGHAM NEWS CO. v. HORN

1020552, 1020553, 1020554, 1020555,1020556, and 1020557.

901 So.2d 27 (2004)

The BIRMINGHAM NEWS COMPANY v. Sherry HORN. The Birmingham News Company v. Hugh Stewart. The Birmingham News Company v. Kameron Hyde. The Birmingham News Company v. Jesse Glass. The Birmingham News Company v. James McLendon. The Birmingham News Company v. Teresa McLendon.

Supreme Court of Alabama.

Opinion Overruling Application for Rehearing November 24, 2004.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Gilbert E. Johnston, Jr., James P. Pewitt, and Meredith McCollum Aldridge of Johnston Barton Proctor & Powell, LLP, Birmingham, for appellant.

Ted Taylor, Leah O. Taylor, and Rhonda Pitts Chambers of Taylor & Taylor, Birmingham, for appellees.


HARWOOD, Justice.

This opinion addresses the appeals by The Birmingham News Company ("the News") of approximately $20 million in awards made by arbitrators to Sherry Horn, Hugh Stewart, Kameron Hyde, Jesse Glass, James McLendon, and Teresa McLendon ("the plaintiffs"). The plaintiffs are individuals who at one time had "dealer agreements" (hereinafter the "agreement") with the News to sell and distribute its newspapers to the public. The arbitration awards were based...

Let's get started

Leagle.com

Welcome to the leading source of independent legal reporting
Sign on now to see your case.
Or view more than 10 million decisions and orders.

  • Updated daily.
  • Uncompromising quality.
  • Complete, Accurate, Current.

Listed below are the cases that are cited in this Featured Case. Click the citation to see the full text of the cited case. Citations are also linked in the body of the Featured Case.

Cited Cases

  • No Cases Found

Listed below are those cases in which this Featured Case is cited. Click on the case name to see the full text of the citing case.

Citing Cases