Pepper v. Bentley

Brenda Pepper appealed to the Court of Civil Appeals from a judgment in the Limestone Circuit Court ejecting her from her house, which had been foreclosed upon and sold. The Court of Civil Appeals affirmed the judgment in most respects. Pepper v. Bentley, 59 So.3d 684 (Ala.Civ.App.2008).

Pepper is beyond the age of majority and has not been adjudicated an incompetent. Before trial in the Limestoné Circuit Court, however, Pepper’s attorney filed a motion raising substantial questions about Pepper’s competence and requesting the appointment of a guardian ad litem under Rule 17(c), Ala. R. Civ.…