Opinion ID: 1638588
Heading Depth: 2
Heading Rank: 2

Heading: Preliminary Matters as to BCM

Text: Before addressing the Board's arguments, we must note that BCM, through its successor corporation ATC Group Services, Inc., has filed an appellate brief in which it denominates itself as an appellee. In its brief, however, BCM adopts and incorporates the Board's arguments, and makes additional arguments, in support of reversal of the March 2005 judgment. Clearly, the March 2005 judgment is not a judgment in favor of BCM, and BCM cannot be properly designated as an appellee. Likewise, the March 2005 judgment was not a judgment against BCM; that judgment adjudicated the Board's claims against Harbert and Federal. Even if this Court were to assume that BCM had some interest as to the Board's claims that might support an appeal, BCM did not file a separate notice of appeal as to the March 2005 judgment, and it did not join the Board's notice of appeal. See Rule 3(b), Ala. R.App. P. BCM has not appealed, and it is not an appellee in the Board's appeal. Thus, we have not considered BCM's appellate brief and the arguments contained in that brief for purposes of our decision in the present case.