Pittsburg & Midway Coal Mining Co. v. Fayette County

WOODALL, Justice.

The Tuscaloosa County Special Tax Board (“the Board”) petitions this Court for a writ of mandamus directing the Fay-ette Circuit Court to vacate an order denying its motion to dismiss all claims asserted against it by The Pittsburg & Midway Coal Mining Company (“the Company”) and to grant its motion. We deny the petition.

This action began on April 26, 2006, when the Company filed a pleading in the Fayette Circuit Court against, among others, the Fayette County Commission (“the Commission”) and the Board. The pleading was styled: “Notice of Appeal and Complaint for Declaratory…