HAYES v. NEWTON BROS. LUMBER CO., INC.

84-74.

481 So.2d 1123 (1985)

John HAYES, Alice Hayes, Wess L. Cleary, and Ricky Tubbs v. NEWTON BROTHERS LUMBER COMPANY, INC., Alabama Power Company, and Ralph Newton.

Supreme Court of Alabama.

December 20, 1985.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

C. Delaine Mountain, Tuscaloosa, for appellants.

Larry Bradford and Andrew J. Smithart, III, of Lee, Barrett & Mullins, Tuscaloosa, for appellees Newton Bros. Lumber Co. and Ralph Newton.

Olin Zeanah of Zeanah and Hust, Tuscaloosa, James H. Miller, III, and John J. Coleman, III, of Balch & Bingham, Birmingham, for appellee Alabama Power Co.


MADDOX, Justice.

Plaintiffs appeal from a judgment based on a jury verdict for defendants in a negligence action. Plaintiffs claim the trial court erred in: (1) refusing to instruct the jury on mental anguish, and (2) allowing the introduction of evidence concerning plaintiffs' insurance coverage. We find no error and affirm the judgment below. We set out relevant facts in the following discussion of these two issues.<...

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