Court Opinion

ID: 7791126
Source: CourtListenerOpinion
Date Created: 2022-07-30 21:34:11.520706+00
Date Added: 2024-06-11T13:29:00.650548
License: Public Domain

I concur in the main opinion, but I write specially to emphasize that in the majority of civil cases decided by the district court, the circuit court is the proper court in which an appeal lies from a final judgment. See §§ 12-12-70
and 12-12-71, Ala. Code 1975. An appellate court, such as the Alabama Supreme Court, the Alabama Court of Criminal Appeals, or this court, may *Page 167 
hear an appeal taken directly from the district court only in two limited circumstances: "(1) An adequate record or stipulation of facts is available and the right to a jury trial is waived by all parties entitled thereto; or (2) The parties stipulate that only questions of law are involved and the district court certifies the questions." Ala. Code 1975, §12-12-72. Neither condition has been fulfilled in this case; thus, for that additional reason, I agree that Olson's appeal is due to be dismissed.
THOMAS, J., concurs.