Court Opinion

ID: 7773128
Source: CourtListenerOpinion
Date Created: 2022-07-30 20:57:02.789825+00
Date Added: 2024-06-11T13:35:05.979928
License: Public Domain

I agree that under § 37-1-141, Ala. Code 1975, one must be either a party or an intervenor to have standing to take a direct appeal to this Court from an order or action of the Alabama Public Service Commission. Neither Alabama Environmental Council, Inc., nor Southern Alliance for Clean Energy, Inc., became a "party" to the proceedings below. "When a court *Page 292 
denies a nonparty's motion to intervene in an action, that nonparty cannot appeal from the final judgment in the action because it never became a party to that action." Mars HillBaptist Church of Anniston, Alabama, Inc. v. Mars Hill MissionaryBaptist Church, 761 So.2d 975, 980 (Ala. 1999). Also, neither Alabama Environmental Council, Inc., nor Southern Alliance for Clean Energy, Inc., became an intervenor; each petitioned to intervene, but their petitions were denied. Because they do not qualify as either parties or intervenors, they cannot maintain a direct appeal to this Court of an order of the Alabama Public Service Commission.