Code of Alabama
Ala. Code § 12-22-2 (2026)
Final Judgments of Circuit or Probate Courts.
✓ official Alabama Legislature (ALISON) text, current July 2026
From any final judgment of the circuit court or probate court, an appeal lies to the appropriate appellate court as a matter of right by either party, or their personal representatives, within the time and in the manner prescribed by the Alabama Rules of Appellate Procedure.
(Code 1867, §3485; Code 1876, §3916; Code 1886, §3611; Code 1896, §426; Code 1907, §2837; Code 1923, §6078; Code 1940, T. 7, §754.)
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 157
cases (6 in the last 5 years), 1981–2026 · leading case: Ex Parte Cowabunga, Inc., 67 So. 3d 136 (Ala. Civ. App. 2011).
Ex Parte Cowabunga, Inc., 67 So. 3d 136 (Ala. Civ. App. 2011). “" In his writing, Judge Bryan interprets this clause as mandating that only "final judgments" shall be entered by the clerk of the court, presumably referring to orders meeting the requirements of Ala.Code 1975, § 12-22-2. However, I read this clause merely as directing the…”
Ex Parte James, 836 So. 2d 813 (Ala. 2002). “In that case, the trial judge, by entering a partial summary judgment, held the defendant liable but failed to determine the remedies. The United States Supreme Court held that "despite the fact that the District Court undoubtedly made the findings required under the Rule,[ [35]…”
Belcher-Robinson Foundry, LLC v. Narr, 42 So. 3d 774 (Ala. Civ. App. 2010). “As we will explain herein, we conclude that the employer’s mandamus petition is, in fact, more properly treated as an appeal pursuant to Ala.Code 1975, § 12-22-2, which authorizes appeals from “final” judgments.”
Grantham v. Vanderzyl, 802 So. 2d 1077 (Ala. 2001). “Ala.Code 1975, § 12-22-2. If a case involves multiple *1080 claims or multiple parties, an order is generally not final unless it disposes of all claims as to all parties.”
Young v. Sandlin, 703 So. 2d 1005 (Ala. Civ. App. 1997). “In pertinent part, Ala.Code 1975, § 12-22-2, provides that an appeal will lie to the appropriate appellate court, within the time and in the manner prescribed by the Rules of Appellate Procedure, "[f]rom any final judgment of the circuit court" (emphasis added).”
Southerncare, Inc. v. Cowart, 48 So. 3d 632 (Ala. Civ. App. 2009). “This language, argues SouthernCare, *634 is clear and unambiguous, and, it argues, § 25-5-81(e) does not require that the judgment be "final" as does Ala.Code 1975, § 12-22-2. This argument is akin to the analysis advanced by Judge Moore in his writing concurring in the result…”
Systrends, Inc. v. Grp. 8760, LLC, 959 So. 2d 1052 (Ala. 2006). “In either case, this Court has jurisdiction over Systrends' and Brooks' appeals pursuant to Ala. Code 1975, § 12-22-2." (Systrends' principal brief, pp.”
Osborn v. Roche, 813 So. 2d 811 (Ala. 2001). “See, Ala.Code 1975, § 12-22-2; Lunceford v. Monumental Life Ins.”
Wallace v. Belleview Props. Corp., 120 So. 3d 485 (Ala. 2012). “See Ala.Code 1975, § 12-22-2 (“From any final judgment of the circuit court or probate court, an appeal lies to the appropriate appellate court as a matter of right-”); John Crane-Houdaille, Inc.”
Ala. Dep't of Revenue v. Westpoint Home, LLC, 256 So. 3d 1197 (Ala. Civ. App. 2018). “Under Ala. Code 1975, § 12-22-2, an appeal will lie to the appropriate appellate court, within the time and in the manner prescribed by the Alabama Rules of Appellate Procedure, from any final judgment of a circuit court.”
Thompson v. Skipper Real Est. Co., 729 So. 2d 287 (Ala. 1999). “See Ala.Code 1975, § 12-22-2. See also Hurst v.”
North Alabama Elec. Coop. v. New Hope Tel. Coop., 7 So. 3d 342 (Ala. 2008). “However, when an action contains more than one claim for relief, Rule 54(b) allows the court to direct the entry of a final judgment as to one or more of the claims, if it makes the express determination that there is no just reason for delay.”
Annotations are extracted automatically from the opinions in the
Syfert caselaw corpus and ranked by authority, recency, and
treatment. Dots show Syfertize treatment of the citing case itself.