Arlington Properties, Inc. v. Brown

MOORE, Judge.

Arlington Properties, Inc. (“Arlington”), petitions this court for a writ of mandamus directing the Etowah Circuit Court to grant its motion to dismiss Cantrell Brown’s appeal from the Etowah District Court’s judgment in favor of Arlington on Arlington’s unlawful-detainer complaint. We grant the petition and issue the writ.

Procedural History

On June 24, 2009, Arlington filed in the Etowah District Court a complaint asserting an unlawful-detainer claim against Brown. After a trial, the district court rendered a judgment in favor of Arlington on July 21, 2009. In the judgment, the…