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ALABAMA COURT OF CIVIL APPEALS
SPECIAL TERM, 2012

2110115 M i c h a e l Aaron G r i f f i t h v. B e v e r l y Ann Ames Appeal from Elmore C i r c u i t (CV-11-900033) PITTMAN, J u d g e . This appeal a r i s e s from an a c t i o n filed i n t h e Elmore Court

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