Ex Parte Baldwin County Sewer Service, LLC Petition for Writ of Mandamus (in Re: the Gardens at Glenlakes Property…

Summary

The Supreme Court of Alabama denied Baldwin County Sewer Service, LLC's petition for a writ of mandamus seeking review of the circuit court's denial of its summary-judgment motion. The Court held that whether the plaintiffs are real parties in interest is a factual, cause-of-action issue rather than a subject-matter-jurisdiction issue, and that an appeal from a final judgment is generally an adequate remedy. The opinion also clarified that mandamus review is not generally available for such summary-judgment rulings when the case does not involve the substitution or addition of parties.