Court Opinion

ID: 9676175
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Date Created: 2023-08-24 05:16:52.021541+00
Date Added: 2024-06-11T18:16:45.082337
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BLOODWORTH, Justice
(dissenting).
I must dissent as I do not believe that Dr. Pow’s letter in direct response to the letter of Dr. Bowling asking Dr. Pow to respond can, in any fashion, be characterized as defamatory per se or per quod. I would affirm the trial judge’s decision granting the motion to dismiss for failure to state a claim upon which relief can be granted, believing the trial judge to have been eminently correct.
MERRILL and COLEMAN, JJ., concur.
PER CURIAM.
On the 3rd day of July, 1974, the Chief Justice assigned the Honorable LEIGH CLARK, Supernumerary Circuit Judge, for temporary service on the Supreme Court of Alabama from that date through October 5, 1974 under the provisions of Section 6.10 of the new Judicial Article (Constitutional Amendment No. 328). Following such order Supernumerary Circuit Judge Clark was assigned the task of preparing an opinion for this court in this cause.
This court construes the language of said Section 6.10, “The Chief Justice may assign * * * supernumerary justices and judges, * * * for temporary service in any court.” as meaning that such assignment is without limitation as to duties and functions and that under such an assignment a supernumerary circuit judge has the authority to vote on cases before the court.
Justices HARWOOD, MADDOX and McCALL recused themselves from this case. The vote for reversal and remandment was 4 to 3. The concurrence of 4 members of this court suffices. Title 13, § 14, Code of Alabama 1940, as amended (Recompiled 1958-1973 Cumulative Supplement) .
HEFLIN, C. J., and MERRILL, BLOODWORTH, FAULKNER and JONES, JJ., concur.