BENEFICIAL MANAGEMENT CORP., ETC. v. EVANS

Nos. 80-478, 80-478A.

421 So.2d 92 (1982)

BENEFICIAL MANAGEMENT CORPORATION OF AMERICA, a Delaware Corp.; Beneficial Finance Co. of Alabama, an Alabama Corporation; and W. James Murphy, an individual v. Raymond E. EVANS. Raymond E. EVANS v. BENEFICIAL MANAGEMENT CORPORATION OF AMERICA, a Delaware Corp.; Beneficial Finance Co. of Alabama, an Alabama Corporation; and W. James Murphy, an individual.

Supreme Court of Alabama.

Rehearing Denied October 22, 1982.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Crawford S. McGivaren, Jr., William A. Robinson, and Tony G. Miller of Cabaniss, Johnston, Gardner, Dumas & O'Neal, Birmingham, for appellants/cross-appellees.

Eddie Leitman, Andrew P. Campbell and Christopher R. Murvin of Leitman, Siegal & Payne, Birmingham, for appellees/cross-appellants.


MADDOX, Justice.

Of the numerous issues presented to this Court for our review in these cases, we find the trial court's oral jury charge that damages are presumed where there is slander per se to be determinative; therefore, we do not find it necessary to consider all of the issues raised by the appellants because we have determined that the cases must be reversed.

On January 8, 1978, Raymond Evans (plaintiff below and appellee/cross-appellant in this proceeding...

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