Fausnight v. Perkins

I concur fully in the main opinion. I write simply to note that although "[i]t is well-settled law in this State that the interpretation of a statute begins with the plain language of the statute itself," Housing Auth. of Huntsville v.Hartford Accident Indem. Co., 954 So.2d 577, 582 (Ala. 2006), the statute in this case is silent as to whether the Perkinses have a claim for restitution from Fausnight. When a statute is silent, this Court will look outside of the plain language of the statute to determine the intent of the legislature. See, e.g., Ex parte Baron Servs., Inc.,874 So.2d 545, 549…