# Melof v. James

> Court of Civil Appeals of Alabama · May 8, 1998 · 735 So. 2d 1166

URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/cases/7723049

## Case

- **Full name:** Fred MELOF v. Fob JAMES
- **Court:** Court of Civil Appeals of Alabama
- **Decided:** May 8, 1998
- **Citations:** 735 So. 2d 1166; 22 Employee Benefits Cas. (BNA) 1507; 1998 Ala. Civ. App. LEXIS 346; 1998 WL 227965
- **Precedential status:** Published
- **Opinion:** Dissent by Crawley
- **Judges:** Yates, Monroe, Thompson, Robertson, Crawley
- **Cited by:** 2 later opinions in the Frix Law Library

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## Opinion text

CRAWLEY, Judge,
dissenting.
Amendment 61, of the Constitution of Alabama 1901, did not supersede Amendment 25’s prohibition on preferential tax treatment of public employees; it merely superseded Amendment 25’s limitations on the use of income tax revenue. Therefore, the preferential tax treatment of public employees’ retirement income violates Amendment 25.

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