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: Alabama Appellate WatchAppeal Dismissed; Trial Court Lacked Jurisdiction
In Roper v. Rhodes, No. 1060331 (Ala. Jan 11, 2008), the Alabama Supreme Court reviewed an appeal from a trial court order in an election contest. The Court dismissed the appeal, finding that the trial court lacked subject matter jurisdiction over the plaintiffs’ claim because the plaintiffs did not follow the procedure set forth in Ala. Code §17-16-70 through 89.
Full post as published by Alabama Appellate Watch on January 17, 2008 (boomark / email).
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