Court Opinion

ID: 7738491
Source: CourtListenerOpinion
Date Created: 2022-07-30 19:57:02.802667+00
Date Added: 2024-06-11T13:38:09.714784
License: Public Domain

Because I believe the trial court erred by submitting to the jury the plaintiff's claim for damages for mental anguish, I dissent. Even viewing the evidence in the light most favorable to Whitson, I can find no evidence indicating that the conversion was attended with words or acts of insult *Page 160 
or contumely. When a party presents no evidence to support her claims, the trial court should enter a judgment as a matter of law for the adverse party. See Johnson v. Life Ins. Co. of America,581 So.2d 438, 440 (Ala. 1991).