Flagstar Enterprises, Inc. v. Howard

773 So. 2d 470, 2000 Ala. LEXIS 233, 2000 WL 739671

• Court: Supreme Court of Alabama
• Decided: June 9, 2000
• Docket: 1971881
• Status: Published

Opinions

PER CURIAM.

The judgment is affirmed on the condition that the plaintiff accept a remittitur of punitive damages to the amount of $50,000. BMW of North America, Inc. v. Gore, 517 U.S. 559, 116 S.Ct. 1589, 134 L.Ed.2d 809 (1996); Green Oil Co. v. Hornsby, 539 So.2d 218 (Ala.1989). If the plaintiff does not file with this Court an acceptance of the remittitur within 28 days of the date this order is issued, then the judgment will be reversed and the cause remanded for a new trial.

AFFIRMED CONDITIONALLY.

HOOPER, C.J, and MADDOX, HOUSTON, COOK, LYONS, BROWN, JOHNSTONE, and ENGLAND, JJ., concur. SEE, J., concurs specially.