Debbie Hiltz appealed, and Anita Bedwell cross-appealed a circuit court's judgment in an election contest declaring Bedwell, the contestee, the winner of an election for the Office of City Council, Place 1, in Rainbow City, Alabama. Although Hiltz indicates on appeal that one of her arguments might present a question of first impression for the Alabama Supreme Court, the Court found the cases cited by Bedwell in response demonstrated that the Supreme Court has already considered and rejected in previous cases arguments that were substantially similar to the alleged question of first impression raised by Hiltz. Moreover, Hiltz's other arguments were not supported with adequate authority demonstrating reversible error by the circuit court. In light of this, the circuit court's judgment was affirmed in Hiltz's appeal.
According to Bedwell's appellate brief, the issues she raised in her cross-appeal were moot if the Supreme Court determined that Hiltz's appeal lacks merit. Thus, because Hiltz's appellate arguments indeed lacked merit, Bedwell's cross-appeal was moot. Therefore, Bedwell's cross-appeal was dismissed. View "Hiltz v. Bedwell" on Justia Law
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