With no explanation, chose the best option from "A", "B", "C" or "D". 450 (Ala.Civ.App.2006), this court issued a writ of mandamus instructing the trial court to vacate its order granting leave for Envision to amend its pleadings in the case to add a new counterclaim, reasoning that “[t]he philosophy favoring finality of judgments dictates that Envision should not be allowed to amend its pleadings on remand to assert a counterclaim.” See also Eskridge v. Allstate Ins. Co., 855 So.2d 469, 473 (Ala.2003) (quoting Karagan v. Bryant, 537 So.2d 10, 11 (Ala.1988), quoting in turn other authorities) (emphasizing that “““the liberal amendment policy of Rule 15(a)[, Ala. R. Civ. P.,] [is not] to be employed in a way that is contrary to the philosophy favoring finality of judgments and the expeditious termination of litigation’ ” ’ ”); Karagan v. Bryant, supra (<HOLDING>); and Costellos v. Jebeles, 406 So.2d 393

A: holding that a lessors interest can only be subject to liens arising from improvements performed on the leased property if the lease required the improvements or if under judicial interpretation the improvements were the pith of the lease
B: holding that a defendant in an action to redeem property from a tax sale was barred from asserting on remand a counterclaim for the value of improvements made to the property
C: holding the aggregate value of the land and its improvements is the controlling value
D: holding that in determining the value of a partys nonmarital contribution to hybrid property under code  201073a3 the important factor is the value that improvements add to the property not their cost
B.