Opinion ID: 1694480
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Heading: alabama

Text: A state in which the Supreme Court is both by constitution and legislative enactment given broad powers to make rules of procedure in trial and appellate courts, nevertheless noted in John Crane-Houdaille, Inc. v. Lucas, 534 So.2d 1070, 1073 (Ala. 1988): A litigant does not have a vested right to a review by an appellate court; rather he obtains a right to appeal, if at all, by grace of statute. And, in Ex Parte Ward, 540 So.2d 1350, 1351 (Ala. 1988), the Court added: There are, however, some limitations on our authority to promulgate and effectuate rules... . Rules shall not abridge, enlarge or modify the substantive right of any party... . Nor, generally, can a rule of court enlarge or restrict jurisdiction.