McCain v. Sneed — Lease-option mandate requires $79,200 payment
The Alabama Supreme Court held that its earlier lease-option mandate required the buyers to pay the remaining $79,200 purchase price before receiving the property.
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Ex parte Gulf Shores Power Sports — Interpleader cannot erase independent insurance claims
The Alabama Supreme Court vacated an order allowing an insurance agent to interplead a $15,114 premium refund and exit litigation that also sought much larger, independent damages.
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Johnson v. Reed — Unemployment-benefit appeal dismissed as moot
The Alabama Supreme Court dismissed a Section 1983 unemployment-benefits appeal as moot after the agency resolved the applications and the claimants failed to establish an available remedy for allegedly deficient notices.
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Phillips v. Ivey — State immunity and appellate route require dismissal
The Alabama Supreme Court dismissed an inmate’s appeal, holding that direct claims against state entities were immune and challenges to parole and corrections action belonged in certiorari proceedings reviewed by the criminal appellate court.
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McConico v. Haynes — Five-day summary judgment violated Rule 56 notice
The Alabama Supreme Court reversed summary judgment entered five days after filing because the incarcerated plaintiff received neither Rule 56 response time nor notice that the motion was under submission.
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Mobile Investments v. Corporate Pharmacy Services — Unresolved property terms make Rule 60 order nonfinal
The Supreme Court dismissed for lack of appellate jurisdiction. Finality depends on whether the trial court has ended the proceedings and resolved the issues before it, not merely on whether an earlier judgment was final. The order on the amended Rule 60 motion left substantive property-transfer questions pending and therefore did not put an end to the controversy.
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Banks v. Persall — Alabama Supreme Court affirms res judicata dismissal and dismisses premature Rule 60 appeal
The Alabama Supreme Court affirmed the dismissal because Banks did not develop a cogent appellate argument showing reversible error. The Court emphasized that an appellant must identify the challenged ruling, explain why it is wrong, and support the position with relevant authority. General disagreement and undeveloped assertions do not preserve an issue for merits review, even when the appellant is self-represented.
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Ex parte State Farm — Alabama Supreme Court limits discovery-sharing order
The Alabama Supreme Court held that Rule 26 permits limited discovery sharing, but ordered four safeguards for confidential material used in related State Farm roof-claim cases.
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ACCA Liability Fund — Alabama Supreme Court Orders Duty-to-Defend Case to Proceed
The Alabama Supreme Court ordered a trial court to proceed with an insurer’s duty-to-defend dispute while allowing indemnity issues to remain stayed.