Groover ex rel. Groover v. Johnston

I concur in the Court’s decision to affirm without opinion the summary judgment entered in favor of Dr. William H. Johnston, Jr., and Birmingham Pediatric Associates, Inc. (“Birmingham Pediatric”),1 in the action filed by Greg Groover and Melinda Groover, as parents and next friends of Lennon Groover, a minor. As discussed in Part I below, an opinion is not warranted in this case because of the Groovers’ failure to comply with Rule 28(a), Ala. R.App. P. In light of the issues raised by Chief Justice Cobb’s dissenting opinion, however, I write specially to explain why, even had the Groovers…