Major wins $500,000 judgment against City of Birmingham
Posted by Birmingham News staff November 09, 2007 4:07 PM


Former state Rep. Eric Major won a $500,000 civil jury judgment Friday against the City of Birmingham stemming from his 2004 arrest and acquittal on charges that he physically attacked his ex-fiancee.

Friday's verdict was the second in Major's favor in the case. In March, 2006, a Jefferson County District Court jury found him not guilty of a misdemeanor criminal charge of domestic violence.

"I've said from the very beginning that it was not right how I was treated," Major said after Friday's civil court verdict. "I wanted to make sure this does not happen to anyone else."

Major also repeated his claim that his arrest was part of a political vendetta against him by his accuser -- a former chief of staff to County Commissioner Shelia Smoot -- and Birmingham and county officials. The criminal trial took place a week before he qualified to seek reelection for the District 55 seat, which he lost in a primary runoff.

"It was dirty politics," he said Friday. "They tried to ruin my political career and put a stain on my good name. This puts it to rest."

Eric Velasco

Notice Shelia Smoot was named as the accuser who had him arrested on false charges for DV.
Women can be so nasty.

More such cases and wins are needed.

Just think how we could be if there were ten such wins and the money was used to fight other cases. It could snowball until all the bastards were spitting financial blood through their busted teeth.

This really ticks me for the stupid bitch who had him thrown in jail knew this was a lie. No conscience at all.
She is reelected after he was jailed. Now the tax payers will pay for her crime while she continues as county commissioner.
Her dumb ass should have served jail time for this and had to pay the penalty.