12 results for 'judge:"Mendheim"'.
J. Mendheim finds the probate court properly ruled when denying an individual’s appeal to retrieve land he bought at a tax sale after the original owner petitioned to get the land back by redeeming the property. The individual's argument that he was not properly served with the redemption petition lacks merit. Affirmed in part.
Court: Alabama Supreme Court, Judge: Mendheim, Filed On: March 22, 2024, Case #: SC-2023-0445, Categories: Property, Real Estate, Choice Of Law
J. Mendheim finds the circuit court properly ruled that sellers of a hemophilia company had the right to enforce payment of a promissory note. The debtors' argument that the sellers did not prove who possessed the note is without merit. The case is remanded to allow further explanation of the calculation of the attorney fees and expenses. Affirmed in part.
Court: Alabama Supreme Court, Judge: Mendheim, Filed On: December 1, 2023, Case #: SC-2023-0058 , Categories: Business Practices, Attorney Fees, Contract
J. Mendheim denies a teacher’s writ of mandamus petition and in effect denies immunity against claims of assault and battery filed by a student who claims she had held the student's hands behind his back to allow another student to hit him. The teacher’s alleged actions violated the corporal-punishment policy and are not protected by state-agent immunity.
Court: Alabama Supreme Court, Judge: Mendheim, Filed On: December 1, 2023, Case #: SC-2023-0322, Categories: Civil Rights, Immunity, Assault
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J. Mendheim finds that the lower court improperly allowed the exclusion of evidence in a motor vehicle accident case where a driver was not required to disclose his medical treatment from previous car accidents, making it hard to determine which medical injuries derived from which accident when seeking damages. Reversed.
Court: Alabama Supreme Court, Judge: Mendheim, Filed On: September 1, 2023, Case #: SC20220937, Categories: Evidence, Tort, Damages
J. Mendheim finds that the trial court wrongly calculated damages in a breach of contract suit between a homeowner and homebuyer, where the damages should have been calculated based on the house market value at the time of the breach of contract instead of the new appraisal market value. Reversed and remanded.
Court: Alabama Supreme Court, Judge: Mendheim, Filed On: August 25, 2023, Case #: SC-2022-0965, Categories: Damages, Housing, Contract
J. Mendheim finds that the lower court improperly ruled in granting state immunity to a Jacksonville State University trustee and chancellor against claims of breach of contract and attempts to recover resignation fees as claimed by an athletic conference organization filing these charges when the university left the organization. Reversed in part.
Court: Alabama Supreme Court, Judge: Mendheim, Filed On: May 19, 2023, Case #: SC-2022-0930, Categories: Immunity, Damages, Contract