Opinion ID: 1658861
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Text: The trial court did not set out the factors it considered in ordering a new trial unless the plaintiff filed a remittitur of $460,000. Therefore, we are unable to say whether the trial court erred on this issue. Today in Hammond v. City of Gadsden, 493 So.2d 1374 (Ala.1986), this Court has held that the trial court must enter an order stating its reasons for granting or denying motions of this kind. Therefore, the judgment of the trial court is reversed and the cause remanded for entry of an order consistent with the opinion in Hammond v. City of Gadsden . REVERSED AND REMANDED. TORBERT, C.J., and MADDOX, JONES, ALMON, SHORES, BEATTY, ADAMS and HOUSTON, JJ., concur.