Douglas v. Douglas

Petitioner applies for certiorari to review and revise a decision of the Court of Civil Appeals in Douglas v. Douglas, 1973, 50 Ala.App. 441, 280 So.2d 146.

Rule 39 of the Supreme Court Rules as amended December 14, 1970, in pertinent part provides:

“. . . In all other cases, civil or criminal, applications for writs of certiorari will be granted only ... or (3) from decisions where a material question requiring decision is one of first impression in Alabama, or (4) from a decision that is in conflict with a prior decision of this court on the same point of law. When (4) is the basis of the…