Supreme Court of Alabama

Ex Parte Mobile Infirmary Association D/b/a Mobile Infirmary Medical Center. (in Re Ernest Shaw, as Administrator Of…

June 24, 20112011 Ala. LEXIS 100

Summary

The Alabama Supreme Court granted Mobile Infirmary’s petition for a writ of mandamus, directing the trial court to enter summary judgment dismissing the wrongful‑death action because the plaintiff’s amendment did not relate back to the original complaint, the unclean‑hands argument failed, and mandamus was the proper remedy.