O. H. Pigford v. B. M. Billingsley

MAYFIELD, Justice. This case comes to us on the petition of O. H. Pigford for certiorari to the Court of Appeals to review
and revise the judgment of that Court. Our study of the opinion of the Court of Appeals raises serious questions concerning the factual situation involved in this
cause. However, the contentions advanced by the petitioner can only be supported by a reference to the original record in
the case. As the opinion of the Court of Appeals does not set out the facts in extenso, this Court is foreclosed from further
inquiry into the facts of the cause. The scope of the review of opinions of the Court of Appeals, by this Court, is limited
to errors apparent on the face of the opinion of the Court of Appeals. The rules applicable to Conclusions of fact found by
the Court of Appeals were stated in Dixie Drive It Yourself System, Mobile Co., Inc., v. Hames, 253 Ala. 132, 43 So.2d 143,
144, as follows: