Legal Opinion · Dissent

Holiday Isle, LLC v. Adkins

Supreme Court of Alabama

Decided May 23, 2008No. 1070202Published

1DissentCobb, Chief Justice

I respectfully dissent. Although I agree with the majority that we should entertain reviewing a trial court’s preliminary injunction under a de novo rather than ex-eess-of-discretion standard, the circumstances in this case do not warrant such a change. Fundamental fairness is'denied the parties in this case by not allowing them to brief and argue their respective positions with an understanding of the appropriate standard of appellate review.5 The parties did not know that this Court would conclude that the facts presented here would'be deemed undisputed and that the preliminary injunction…

2Cases cited21 opinions

  1. Liberty Nat. v. Univ. of Ala. Health Servs.Supreme Court of Alabama · 2003
  2. Performance Unlimited, Inc. v. Questar Publishers, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1995
  3. Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith, Inc. v. Kenneth Dale Bradley, Samuel L. CollinsCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1985
  4. Lever Brothers Company v. International Chemical Workers Union, Local 217Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1976
  5. Perley v. Tapscan, Inc.Supreme Court of Alabama · 1994

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