Ex Parte Alfa Mutual Insurance Company. (in Re Ronald Gene Lang and Mary F. Lang v. Alfa Mutual Insurance Company)

Summary

The Alabama Supreme Court granted Alfa Mutual Insurance Company’s petition for a writ of mandamus, vacating the trial court’s order that denied Alfa’s motion to strike the Langs’ amended complaint. The Court held that the trial court exceeded its discretion because the amendment was untimely, prejudicial, and lacked good cause under Rule 15(a). Accordingly, the amended complaint was struck.