CHESHIRE v. PUTMAN

1071678 and 1071679.

54 So.3d 336 (2010)

Gene William CHESHIRE v. Pearl PUTMAN; Alexander Akins, a minor, by and through his legal guardian and parent, Steve Lewis Akins; and Morgan Akins, a minor, by and through her legal guardian and parent, Steve Lewis Akins. Allstate Electric Company, Inc. v. Pearl Putman; Alexander Akins, a minor, by and through his legal guardian and parent, Steve Lewis Akins; and Morgan Akins, a minor, by and through her legal guardian and parent, Steve Lewis Akins.

Supreme Court of Alabama.

July 23, 2010.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Paul A. Miller of Lamar, Miller, Norris, Haggard & Christie, P.C., Birmingham, for appellant Gene William Cheshire.

R. Larry Bradford and Shane T. Sears of Bradford Sears, P.C., Birmingham; and William H. Brooks and Ivan B. Cooper of Lightfoot, Franklin & White, L.L.C., Birmingham, for appellant Allstate Electric Company.

Garve Ivey, Jr. , Jasper; and John E. Warren III , Jasper, for appellees.


PER CURIAM.

In two separate appeals, Gene William Cheshire and Allstate Electric Company, Inc. ("Allstate Electric"), the defendants below, appeal the trial court's judgment, entered following jury verdicts in the plaintiffs' favor, and its subsequent denial of their renewed motions for a judgment as a matter of law ("JML"). We affirm in part, reverse in part, and remand.

Facts and Procedural History

Cheshire is an employee of Allstate Electric...

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