In re Estate of Segrest
Robert Segrest, Jr. appealed the dismissal of his petition to contest the validity of the will of Robert C. Segrest. In his will, Robert bequeathed to his wife, Patricia Segrest, a defeasible life...
View ArticleEx parte Henry W. Bradshaw.
Henry Bradshaw, a defendant in a personal–injury action, petitioned for mandamus relief to direct the circuit court to vacate its order denying his motion to dismiss the claims of plaintiff, Princeton...
View ArticleStockham v. Ladd
Margaret Stockham, as personal representative of the estate of Herbert Stockham, deceased ("Stockham"), appealed a circuit court judgment denying her motion for reimbursement for costs and attorney...
View ArticleTitleMax of Alabama, Inc. v. Falligant
Michael Falligant, as next friend of Michelle McElroy, who Falligant alleged was an incapacitated person, filed an action against TitleMax of Alabama, Inc. ("TitleMax"), alleging that TitleMax...
View ArticleToomey v. Riverside RV Resort, LLC
Larry Toomey blocked a culvert that had been installed to channel water away from the only road providing access to his property and to the property of his neighbor, Riverside RV Resort, LLC...
View ArticleEx parte Petway Olsen, LLC.
Law firm Petway Olsen, LLC, petitioned the Alabama Supreme Court for a writ of mandamus to direct the Jefferson Circuit Court to set aside its order granting the motion filed by Mercedes-Benz USA, LLC...
View ArticleEx parte The Water Works and Sewer Board of the City of Anniston.
The Water Works and Sewer Board of the City of Anniston ("the Board") petitioned the Alabama Supreme Court for a writ of mandamus to direct the Calhoun Circuit Court ("the trial court") to vacate its...
View ArticleGuthrie v. Fanning
Winston Guthrie sued David Ray Fanning seeking damages for false arrest, malicious prosecution, and defamation. In August 2009, Guthrie entered a guilty plea to the charges of sodomy and sexual abuse...
View ArticleCaton v. City of Pelham
Mark Caton appealed the grant of summary judgment entered in favor of the City of Pelham ("the City"), in his action alleging retaliatory discharge against the City. In approximately 2001, he was...
View ArticleAlabama v. Two White Hook Wreckers et al.
The State of Alabama appealed a temporary restraining order ("TRO") allowing Gary Lamar Smith, Jr., and SOS Towing, Inc. ("SOS"), the family business owned and operated by Smith, Jr., to recover...
View ArticleWilliams v. Mari Properties, LLC
Eleanor Williams appealed a probate court order denying her request for redemption of certain real property. In 2003, the State purchased property located in Birmingham ("the property") at a tax sale...
View ArticleVarden Capital Properties, LLC v. Reese
Varden Capital Properties, LLC ("Varden"), appealed an interlocutory circuit court order denying Varden's motion for summary judgment based on the statute of limitations. Alexis Reese alleges that, on...
View ArticleMartin v. Martin
Thomas Martin ("Thomas") appealed a circuit court judgment dismissing his declaratory-judgment action for lack of subject-matter jurisdiction. Henry Thomas Martin ("Henry") died and was survived by...
View ArticleNewsome v. Balch & Bingham, LLP, et al.
Attorney Burt Newsome and his law practice Newsome Law, LLC (collectively, "the Newsome plaintiffs"), sued attorney Clark Cooper; Cooper's former law firm Balch & Bingham, LLP ("Balch"); John...
View ArticleMcGill v. Szymela
Janice and Timothy McGill appealed a circuit court judgment against them in their medical-malpractice lawsuit against Victor Szymela, M.D. The McGills alleged that Dr. Szymela failed to properly...
View ArticleWayne Farms LLC v. Primus Builders, Inc.
Wayne Farms LLC appealed a circuit court order compelling it to arbitrate its claims asserted against Primus Builders, Inc., and staying the action. Wayne Farms was a poultry producer located in...
View ArticleEx parte Johnson & Johnson et al.
Johnson & Johnson and other pharmaceutical defendants sought mandamus relief from an Alabama circuit court order that refused to transfer venue of the underlying lawsuit to the Jefferson County,...
View ArticleFNB Bank v. Marine Park, LLC, et al.
SE Property Holdings, LLC ("SEPH"), the successor by merger to Vision Bank, and FNB Bank ("FNB") separately appealed a circuit court's judgments on their breach-of-contract claims against Bama Bayou,...
View ArticleBreland v. City of Fairhope
Charles K. Breland, Jr., purchased land in Baldwin County, Alabama to build a housing subdivision. The subdivision he planned to construct required filling about 10.5 acres of wetlands, which the City...
View ArticleEx parte Marcus King George.
Marcus King George and Alyssa Watson petitioned the Alabama SUpreme Court for certiorari review of the Court of Criminal Appeals' decision in Watson v. Alabama, Ms. CR-18-0377, Jan. 10, 2020 (Ala....
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