Mahoney v. Loma Alta Property Owners Ass'n

I concur with the main opinion insofar as it reverses the judgment of the trial court and remands the case with instructions that it be reassigned to another judge, but I do not concur entirely with its rationale for doing so.

In Mahoney v. Loma Alta Property Owners Ass’n, 72 So.3d 649 (Ala.Civ.App.2011) (“Mahoney III”), this court reversed the judgment of the Baldwin Circuit Court (“the trial court”) awarding Carol Mahoney $500 in attorney’s fees under the Alabama Litigation Accountability Act (“the ALAA”), § 12-19-270 et seq., Ala.Code 1975. This court held that, in limiting its award to…