Court Opinion

ID: 9933493
Source: CourtListenerOpinion
Date Created: 2024-02-09 18:42:09.784678+00
Date Added: 2024-06-11T13:09:29.485591
License: Public Domain

The Alabama Unified Judicial System should provide judicial services in a just, fair, and common-sense manner and in such a way that the public will have respect for our judicial system. I agree that the trial court has some discretion in limiting cumulative evidence; however, in this case, I feel that the parties were too restricted in their presentation of oral testimony regarding the factors to be considered in this divorce action.
The integrity of our judicial system should be maintained by giving litigants a fair and just trial. The outcome may be the same, but the parties should be given an opportunity to present their evidence. Otherwise, the *Page 842 
public's respect for and trust in our judicial system cannot be maintained.