Brown v. Bateh

[EDITORS' NOTE: THIS PAGE CONTAINS HEADNOTES. HEADNOTES ARE NOT AN OFFICIAL PRODUCT OF THE COURT, THEREFORE THEY ARE NOT DISPLAYED.] [EDITORS' NOTE: THIS PAGE CONTAINS HEADNOTES. HEADNOTES ARE NOT AN OFFICIAL PRODUCT OF THE COURT, THEREFORE THEY ARE NOT DISPLAYED.]

These cases are a continuation of the series of lawsuits that Justice Merrill termed "long and vexatious" litigation in 1972. See Bateh v. Brown, 289 Ala. 695, 271 So.2d 830 (1972); Batehv. Brown, 289 Ala. 699, 271 So.2d 833 (1972); and Cole v.Brown, 289 Ala. 712, 271 So.2d 846 (1972).

The instant litigation, like the aforementioned…