Alabama Court of Civil Appeals, 1992

Hicklin v. Old Ship African Methodist Episcopal Zion Church

Hicklin v. Old Ship African Methodist Episcopal Zion Church
Alabama Court of Civil Appeals · Decided January 3, 1992 · Robertson, Thigpen, Russell
592 So. 2d 617; 1992 Ala. Civ. App. LEXIS 3; 1992 WL 204 (Southern Reporter, Second Series)

Hicklin v. Old Ship African Methodist Episcopal Zion Church

Opinion of the Court

ROBERTSON, Presiding Judge.

The parties to this appeal have been before this court previously regarding the same subject matter. See Hicklin v. Old Ship African Methodist Episcopal Zion Church, 574 So.2d 822 (Ala.Civ.App. 1990). The appellee has filed a motion to dismiss this appeal as being frivolous and also has asked for damages because of such frivolous appeal.

We decline to dismiss the appeal as frivolous or to award damages. Instead, we affirm on authority of our previous holding in Hicklin and on authority of § 6-5-253(c), Code 1975 (Cum.Supp. 1990).

AFFIRMED.

THIGPEN, J., concurs. RUSSELL, J., concurs in part and dissents in part.

Concurring in Part

RUSSELL, Judge

(concurring in part and dissenting in part).

I concur in the decision of the majority to affirm the trial court. However, I would find that the appeal is frivolous and would award damages in the amount of $500 pursuant to Rule 38, Alabama Rules of Appellate Procedure, for the following reason.

The appellant contends that he is entitled to have rents collected by the appellee pri- or to the date of redemption prorated to *618the date of redemption. As this court stated in Hicklin, 574 So.2d 822, the appellant is entitled to rents subsequent to the redemption date. We found there that, because the amount necessary to redeem under § 6-5-252, Ala.Code 1975, had not been paid or tendered, redemption had not occurred at the time of the trial court’s order. Id. The appellant again asks for proration of rents prior to the time of redemption, an issue already decided by this court, thereby causing the appellee to have additional expense in attorney’s fees.

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