Court of Civil Appeals of Alabama May 19, 1982, Civ. 3099 (Taormina v. Mathews)

WRIGHT, Presiding Judge.

The issue in this case is whether the trial court abused its discretion in ordering a new trial on the ground that the jury’s verdict was excessive.

This cause arose out of the sale of a home owned jointly by Paul John Taormina, Jr., appellant herein, and his former wife, Sandra Lee Taormina.1 The home was listed for sale with James C. Mathews d/b/a James C.