Taylor v. Newman

I concur in the denial of Eric DeWayne Taylor’s petition for a writ of certiorari to the Court of Civil Appeals in regard to that court’s decision in Taylor v. Newman, 93 So.3d 108 (Aa.Civ.App.2011). In particular, I concur with the statement of this Court that the denial of the petition should not be read by the bench and bar as an approval of the analysis offered in Taylor. I write separately to explain some of the more fundamental reasons I agree with that statement.

Facts and Procedural History

Taylor is the son of Jimmy Patrick Newman (“Newman”), deceased. The personal representative of…