ry often a statement of a material fact, for he impliedly states that he knows facts which justify his opinion." (quoting Shepherd v. Kendrick, 236 Ala. 289, 181 So. 782, 784 (Ala. 1938)); Fidelity & Casualty Co., 13 So. 2d at 672 ("Whenever a person [`37] states a matter which might otherwise be only a