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  • Taxpayers C. of City of Mobile v. Water Works Bd.

    278 Ala. 281 · Supreme Court of Alabama · Aug 12, 1965

    In addition to validation of the bonds,, the board prayed that the court validate *283 and confirm certain contracts executed by the board and the Board of Water and •Sewer Commissioners of the City of Mobile. … board, including execution of all contracts and other commitments undertaken by the board, and an agreement by commissioners to pay all the operating costs of the board.

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  • Green v. Copeland

    286 Ala. 341 · Supreme Court of Alabama · Oct 1, 1970

    Board of Zoning Appeals, 173 Md. 460 , 196 A. 293 , 114 A.L.R. 984 ; Board of Zoning Adjustment for City of Lanett v. Boykin, supra. … This court held in Board of Zoning Adjustment for City of Lanett v.

    Cited 8 timesPublished
  • Hutto v. Copeland

    265 Ala. 482 · Supreme Court of Alabama · Jan 17, 1957

    V. … Groover v. Darden, supra, and cases cited; Stone Container Corp. v. Stapler, 263 Ala. 524 , 83 So.2d 283 .

    Cited 8 timesPublished
  • Ex Parte James

    797 So. 2d 413 · Supreme Court of Alabama · Sep 8, 2000

    In reaching its decision, the Gaskin court found the United States Supreme Court's holding in Brown v. Texas, 443 U.S. 47 , 99 S.Ct. 2637 , 61 L.Ed.2d 357 (1979), compelling. … Brown v. Texas, 443 U.S. 47 , 99 S.Ct. 2637 , 61 L.Ed.2d 357 (1979).

    Cited 19 timesPublished
  • Breckenridge v. Leslie

    270 Ala. 23 · Supreme Court of Alabama · Nov 5, 1959

    Street v. Browning, 205 Ala. 110 , 87 So. 527 ; MacMahon v. City of Mobile, 253 Ala. 436 , 44 So.2d 570 . … Atlas Auto Finance Co., 251 Ala. 665 , 38 So.2d 560 ; McDavid v. United Mercantile Agencies, 248 Ala. 297 , 27 So.2d 499 ; Brown v. Brown, 213 Ala. 339 , 105 So. 171 . See Skelton v.

    Cited 4 timesPublished
  • Green v. State

    97 Ala. 59 · Supreme Court of Alabama · Jul 1, 1892

    . — Code of 1886, §§ 4306, 4309, 4320, 4322, 4324; Floyd v. State, 55 Ala. 61 ; Posey v. State, 73 Ala. 490 . This ruling is not opposed to the principles declared in Phillips v. State, 68 Ala. 469 ; Parsons v. … Co. v. Allen, 80 Ala. 571 ; Childress v. State, 86, Ala. 77; Cross v. State, 68 Ala. 476 .

    Cited 14 timesPublished
  • Blair v. State

    216 Ala. 463 · Supreme Court of Alabama · Apr 28, 1927

    See Linnehan v. State, 116 Ala. 471 , 478 , 22 So. 662 ; Williams v. State, 20 Ala. App. 604 , 104 So. 280 ; Ex parte Williams, 213 Ala. 121 , 104 So. 282 . The writ of certiorari is therefore denied. ANDERSON, C. … BROWN, J., dissenting, is of the opinion that the error in question was not cured, and that the writ should be granted directing a reversal of the judgment of conviction, with remandment for another trial.

    Cited 7 timesPublished
  • City of Pinson v. Utilities Bd. of City of Oneonta

    986 So. 2d 367 · Supreme Court of Alabama · Jul 20, 2007

    See also Bean Dredging, L.L.C. v. … In Town of Mulga v.

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  • City of Decatur v. Robinson

    251 Ala. 99 · Supreme Court of Alabama · Jun 24, 1948

    Justice BROWN for preparation of the opinion. Upon consideration of the cause in consultation the opinion of Justice BROWN did not meet the approval of the Court. … All the Justices concur, except Justice BROWN, who dissents.

    Cited 6 timesPublished
  • Smith v. AmSouth Bank, Inc.

    892 So. 2d 905 · Supreme Court of Alabama · May 7, 2004

    account, AmSouth completed an "Account Package" form, upon which was printed the following requirement: "If this account is a corporation or an organization account, it is agreed that the Certified copy of Resolution of the Board … Wilson v. Brown , 496 So.2d 756 , 758 (Ala. 1986).

    Cited 20 timesPublished
  • State v. Rogers

    107 Ala. 444 · Supreme Court of Alabama · Nov 15, 1894

    In People v. … It is in the exercise of mere administrative power in the making of contracts and in the allowance or rejection of claims. — Board v. Barber, 53 Ala. 539 ; Clarke v. Jack, 60 Ala. 271 ; Jeffersonian Publishing Co. v.

    Cited 95 timesPublished
  • Randolph v. Billing

    115 Ala. 682 · Supreme Court of Alabama · Nov 15, 1896

    Brown and O. T. Pollard, as sureties on said first bond. … Watts v. Eufaula National Bank, 76 Ala. 474 . He became liable only for defaults occurring subsequent to the execution of the additional'bond.

    Cited 6 timesPublished
  • Chambers v. Birmingham Trust & Savings Co.

    232 Ala. 609 · Supreme Court of Alabama · May 21, 1936

    Lacey v. Deaton, 228 Ala. 368 , 153 So. 650 ; City of Mobile v. McClure, 221 Ala. 51 , 127 So. 832 ; Brown v. Fogarty, 221 Ala. 283 , 128 So. 376 ; W. B. Davis & Son v. Ruple, 222 Ala. 52 , 130 So. 772 ; 68 A.L. … J., and BROWN and KNIGHT, JJ., concur. 1 Ante, p. 340.

    Cited 9 timesPublished
  • Turner v. Davis

    186 Ala. 77 · Supreme Court of Alabama · Apr 9, 1914

    Co. v. Cleveland, 163 Ala. 470 , 50 South. 122 . On the other hand, it was held in the case of Jordan v. … Brown, as it was good to convey the title of said Brown, whether the separate acknowledgment of the wife was sufficient or not, unless it was the homestead, and there was no proof that it was the *83 homestead.

    Cited 2 timesPublished
  • Bayles v. Southern Guar. Ins. Co.

    484 So. 2d 1065 · Supreme Court of Alabama · Jan 10, 1986

    Williams v. Ford Motor Credit Company , 435 So.2d 66 (Ala. 1983); Herston v. Whitesell , 374 So.2d 267 (Ala. 1979); Blackwell v. Alabama Power Co. , 275 Ala. 123 , 152 So.2d 670 (1963). In Crossett v. St. … Drew v. Drew , 37 Me. 389 .

    Cited 5 timesPublished
  • State v. Friedkin

    244 Ala. 494 · Supreme Court of Alabama · Jun 24, 1943

    Co. v. Shikle, 206 Ala. 494 , 90 So. 900 , and of rules promulgated by the A. B. C. Board, Hardin v. State, 241 Ala. 4 , 3 So.2d 89 . … State Board, 209 Ala. 9 , 95 So. 295 ; Parke v. Bradley, 204 Ala. 455, 458 , 86 So. 28 .

    Cited 45 timesPublished
  • State ex rel. Knox v. Dillard

    196 Ala. 539 · Supreme Court of Alabama · Apr 21, 1916

    Meyer v. Greene, 154 Ala. 254 , 46 South. 268 ; State, ex rel. City of Mobile v. Board of Revenue and Road Commissioners of Mobile County, 180. Ala. 489, 61 South. 368 . … In the case of Brown v. A. G. S. R. R. Co., 87 Ala. 370 , 6 South. 295 , the constitutionality of a statute was challenged in the justice court, and was upheld.

    Cited 37 timesPublished
  • John William Wilder, Jr. v. The City of Hoover, Frank V. Brocato, Allan Rice, and The Public Park and Recreation Board of the City of Hoover

    Supreme Court of Alabama · May 15, 2026

    v. The City of Hoover, Frank V. … Huff v. TeleCheck Servs., Inc., 923 F.3d 458, 469 (6th Cir. 2019). Instead, they broadly constitute and govern the operations of the Board, a public entity.

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  • Spivey v. Morris

    18 Ala. 254 · Supreme Court of Alabama · Jun 15, 1850

    That a judgment in trover for the value of the property amounts to an investiture of title in the defendant is decided in Brown v. Watton, Cro. Jac. 43; Adams v. Broughton, Andrew’s Rep. 18; S. C. Stra. 1070; Murrel v. … . & Munf. 450; Floyd v. Browne, 1 Rawle, 121 ; 4 ib. 285, and Foreman v. Neilson, 2 Rich. Eq. R. 287; and the law is similarly laid down by Mr.

    Cited 10 timesPublished
  • Oppenheim v. City of Florence

    229 Ala. 50 · Supreme Court of Alabama · Jun 14, 1934

    Brown v. Gay-Padgett Hardware Co., 188 Ala. 423 , 66 So. 161 ; Gunter v. Hackworth, 182 Ala. 205 , 62 So. 101 ; Hagan v. Commissioners, 160 Ala. 544 , 49 So. 417 , 37 L. R. A. (N. S.) 1027. … State Docks Comm. v. Barnes, 225 Ala. 403 , 143 So. 581 ;. State Board of Administration v. Roquemore, 218 Ala. 120 , 117 So. 757 .

    Cited 46 timesPublished

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