Legal Opinion
Braxton v. Stewart
Court of Civil Appeals of Alabama
Decided October 12, 1988No. Civ. 6699PublishedCited by 44 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
This is an appeal from a final order of the Circuit Court of Geneva County.
Stewart, the appellee, has made a motion to dismiss this appeal on the grounds that appellants, the Braxtons, have failed to substantially comply with the requirements of Rule 28(a), Alabama Rules of Appellate Procedure.
We find that the Braxtons' brief, in fact, does not comply with Rule 28(a), A.R.A.P.
Generally, the policy of the Court of Civil Appeals is to reach the merits of an appeal whenever possible. Battles v. SanAnn Service Inc., 441 So.2d 925 (Ala.Civ.App. 1983).
However, we find that the Braxtons' brief so…
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