Legal Opinion

Simmons v. Hale

Supreme Court of Alabama

Decided March 13, 1969No. 2 Div. 523PublishedCited by 2 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

LAWSON, Justice,

This is an appeal from a decree sustaining a plea in abatement and dismissing the bill of complaint without awarding costs. Such a decree will not support an appeal. Dorrough v. McKee, 264 Ala. 663, 89 So.2d 77, and cases there -cited.

This court will ex mero motu "dismiss an appeal which is predicated on a nonappealable order. State ex rel. Powell et al. v. General Acceptance Corp., 269 Ala. 627, 114 So.2d 920.

Appeal dismissed.

LIVINGSTON, Cv J., and MERRILL and HARWOOD, JJ., concur.

2Cases cited2 opinions

  1. Dorrough v. McKeeSupreme Court of Alabama · 1956
  2. State ex rel. Powell v. General Acceptance Corp.Supreme Court of Alabama · 1959

3Cited by2 opinions

  1. Campbell v. Water Wks. Gas Bd. of Town of Red BaySupreme Court of Alabama · 1973
  2. Simmons v. E. B. HaleSupreme Court of Alabama · 1969