Finley v. Pless

The practical effect of the majority decision is to dismiss the appeal on our own motion because $750 deposited with the Register is not security for the payment of the costs of this appeal which will be between $15 — $20. I do not believe our legislators ever intended such a result and I must respectfully dissent.

I recognize that the majority merely follows the holdings made in Gray v. State ex. rel. Attorney General, 279 Ala. 333, 185 So.2d 125 (1966), which followed American Federation of Musicians v. Moss, 277 Ala. 169, 168 So.2d 12, (1964), but I think the opinions in Gray and American…