C.C. & J., INC. v. HAGOOD

1961110.

711 So.2d 947 (1998)

C.C. & J., INC., d/b/a The Movie Gallery v. Henry T. HAGOOD, Jr., as father and next friend of Jody Hagood.

Supreme Court of Alabama.

Rehearing Denied April 10, 1998.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Charles J. Potts and Susan Gunnells Smith of Janecky, Newell, Potts, Wells & Wilson, P.C., Mobile, for appellant.

Floyd C. Enfinger, Jr., Montrose; and Sidney W. Jackson III and Robert J. Hedge of Jackson, Taylor & Martino, P.C., Mobile, for appellee.


HOOPER, Chief Justice.

A Baldwin County jury found C.C. & J., Inc., d/b/a The Movie Gallery ("Movie Gallery"), liable for the tort of abuse of process in its pursuit of criminal charges against Jody Hagood and awarded Hagood compensatory and punitive damages. The circuit court entered a judgment on that verdict. Movie Gallery appeals, claiming that the trial judge erred by not directing a verdict for it and later by denying its motion for a judgment notwithstanding...

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