THOMAS v. DIVERSIFIED CONTRACTORS, INC.

88-327.

551 So.2d 343 (1989)

Alvin THOMAS d/b/a Thomas Construction Company v. DIVERSIFIED CONTRACTORS, INC.

Supreme Court of Alabama.

September 15, 1989.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John C. Cason of Hooper & Cason and Richard A. Lawrence, Montgomery, for appellant.

Marvin H. Campbell, Montgomery, for appellee.


JONES, Justice.

Alvin Thomas appeals from a judgment entered on a jury verdict in favor of Diversified Contractors, Inc. ("Diversified"). We address only one issue: Whether the jury selection standards announced by the United States Supreme Court in Batson v. Kentucky, 476 U.S. 79, 106 S.Ct. 1712, 90 L.Ed.2d 69 (1986), apply to civil cases. Because we hold that the standards set forth in Batson are applicable to civil...

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