Case law

City of Mobile v. Garrett-Montgomery, Inc.

281 Ala. 204 · Supreme Court of Alabama · Jun 29, 1967

Smith v. Town of Notasulga, 257 Ala. 382 , 59 So.2d 674 (1). … Clarke v. Carter, 174 Ala. 266 , 56 So.2d 974 (6); State ex rel. Crumpton v. Montgomery, 177 Ala. 212 , 59 So.2d 294 (18).

Elmore v. State

226 Ala. 327 · Supreme Court of Alabama · Mar 16, 1933

BROWN, Justice. … Taylor v. State, 48 Ala. 180 ; Brown v. State, 74 Ala. 42 ; Prior v. State, 77 Ala. 56 ; Elmore v. State, 140 Ala. 184 , 37 So. 156 .

Osborn v. Grizzard

251 Ala. 275 · Supreme Court of Alabama · Oct 14, 1948

Brown Hauling Co. v. Newsome, 241 Ala. 300, 302 , 2 So.2d 782 . … BROWN, LIVINGSTON and STAKE-LY, JJ., concur.

Lowery v. State

291 Ala. 787 · Supreme Court of Alabama · Nov 21, 1973

Haden v. Olan Mills, Inc., 273 Ala. 129 , 135 So.2d 388 (1961). A denial of certiorari should never be considered as an expression by the reviewing court on the merits of the controversy. See Hamilton Brown Shoe Co. v. … See Cooper v. State, 287 Ala. 728 , 252 So.2d 108 (1971). Writ denied. HEFLIN, C. J., and MERRILL, HAR-WOOD and FAULKNER, JJ., concur.

Gill v. Sewell

356 So. 2d 1196 · Supreme Court of Alabama · Mar 31, 1978

Locke, individually and as Commissioner, Board of Corrections, State of Alabama; the Alabama Board of Corrections; and the State of Alabama. … Constitution of Alabama, 1901; Hutchinson v. Board of Trustees of University of Alabama , 288 Ala. 20 , 256 So.2d 281 (1971) and authorities cited therein.

Berk v. State Ex Rel. Thompson

225 Ala. 324 · Supreme Court of Alabama · May 26, 1932

Edmondson v. Davis, 4 Esp. (Eng.) 14. A suspended attorney cannot procure the issuance of process on behalf of a principal. Cobb v. Judge, 43 Mich. 289 , 5 N. W. 309 ; Paul v. Purcell, 1 Browne (Pa.) 348 . … Meisel & Co. v. National Jewelers’ Board of Trade, 90 Misc. Rep. 19 , 152 N. Y. S. 913.

Tumlin v. Troy Bank & Trust Co.

258 Ala. 238 · Supreme Court of Alabama · Dec 18, 1952

The organization shall be composed of a governing board of six people to be appointed by the trustee. … BROWN and SIMPSON, JJ., dissent.

Chapman v. Nelson

241 Ala. 21 · Supreme Court of Alabama · Feb 20, 1941

This act was upheld in Pickett v. Matthews, 238 Ala. 542 , 192 So. 261 , and it is not now questioned. The only evidence in the case was the testimony of plaintiff. … J., and THOMAS, BROWN, and FOSTER, JJ., concur.

Medical Services Administration v. Duke

378 So. 2d 685 · Supreme Court of Alabama · Sep 28, 1979

To like effect is Greco v. State Police Merit Board, 105 Ill.App.2d 186 , 245 N.E.2d *688 99 (1969). … Sudduth v. Board of Fire & Police Com'rs, 48 Ill.App.2d 194 , 198 N.E.2d 705 .

Alabama Electric Cooperative, Inc. v. Alabama Power Co.

251 Ala. 190 · Supreme Court of Alabama · Jul 31, 1948

We wrote about this section as regards the Public Works Board in the Alabama Power Company v. City of Fort Payne case. … Alabama Power Company v. City of Fort Payne, supra; Harden v. City of Raleigh, 192 N.C. 395 , 135 S.E. 151 ; Little v. Board of Adjustment, 195 N.C. 793 , 143 S.E. 827 . In the above Alabama Power Company v.

City of Jasper v. Sanders

226 Ala. 84 · Supreme Court of Alabama · Jan 26, 1933

Section 9908, Code 1923; Reeder v. Cox, 218 Ala. 1S2, 118 So. 338 ; Collier v. Alexander, 138 Ala. 245 , 36 So. 367 ; Rucker v. Jackson, 180 Ala. 109 , 60 So. 139 , Ann. Cas. 19150, 1058. … The cross-bill in Penton v. Brown-Crummer Inv.

Louisville & Nashville Railroad v. Neal

128 Ala. 149 · Supreme Court of Alabama · Nov 15, 1900

Parsons, 103 Ala. 215 ; Manufacturing Co. v. Cox, 68 Ala. 71 ; Nathan v. Tompkins, 32 Ala. 437 Roman v. Woolfolk, 98 Ala. 219 ; Planters Line v. Waganer, 71 Ala. 581 ; Hawes v. Oakland, 104 U. S. 450 . … It by no means dearly appears from tliese statements that, if redress liad been sought from the board of directors, constituted and made up of men as described in the bill, it would have been without avail.

Sears v. Carson

551 So. 2d 1054 · Supreme Court of Alabama · Sep 29, 1989

Parker v. Mt. Olive Fire Rescue District , 420 So.2d 31 , 33 (Ala. 1982); Longshore v. City of Homewood , 277 Ala. 444 , 446 , 171 So.2d 453 (1965). … Quoted with approval in Reed v. City of Montgomery , 376 So.2d 708 , 710 (Ala. 1979). Here, the board went far beyond its legislated role.

Branch of the Bank of Alabama at Mobile v. Collins

7 Ala. 95 · Supreme Court of Alabama · Jun 15, 1844

[Aug. & A. on Corpo. 23; Trustees, &c. v. Winston, 5 Stew. & P.’s Rep. 17.] … [Dartmouth College v. Woodward, 4 Wheat. Rep. 668 ; 2 Kent’s Com. 222. See also Owen et al. v. The Branch Bank at Mobile, 3 Ala. Rep. 258 ; The Bank of the State v. Gibson’s Adm’r. 6 Ala. Rep. 814 .]

Browning v. State

295 Ala. 392 · Supreme Court of Alabama · Feb 20, 1976

Petition of the State for Certiorari to the Court of Criminal Appeals to review and revise the judgment and decision of that Court in Browning v. State of Ala., 57 Ala.App. 217 , 326 So.2d 778 . Writ denied. HEFLIN, C.

Ceylon Co. v. Hawkins

206 Ala. 246 · Supreme Court of Alabama · Jun 23, 1921

which latter boards are abolished. … Cochran v.

Dunning v. Holcombe

203 Ala. 546 · Supreme Court of Alabama · Dec 18, 1919

BROWN, J. … Adams v. Wright, 129 Ala. 305 , 30 South. 574 ; Gunter v. Mason, 125 Ala. 644 , 27 South. 843 ; Baggett v. Mason, 145 Ala. 664 , 39 South. 728 ; Hall & Brown Co. v. Haley Furniture & Mfg.

City Council of Eufaula v. Hickman

57 Ala. 338 · Supreme Court of Alabama · Dec 15, 1876

Legal Rem. 337; City of Louisville v. Kean, 18 B. Monroe, 13; Mayor v. Lord, 9 Wal. 413; Lindsey v. Auditor, 3 Bush. (Ky.) 235; Santer v. City of Madison, 15 Wis. 30 , State ex rel. v. Gates, 22 Wisc. 213; Regina v. … —Maddox v. Graham, 2 Metc. (Ky.) 63; High. Ex. Legal Rem. § 337. The failure to act is a dereliction of duty by the board; the penalty for non-action falls alone on the members who cause the failure.

Maddox v. City of Birmingham

255 Ala. 440 · Supreme Court of Alabama · Apr 12, 1951

BROWN, Justice. This is a petition by Troupe Maddox for certiorari to the Court of Appeals, to review and revise the judgment and decision of that Court in the case of Maddox v.

Henry v. Wiggins

207 Ala. 251 · Supreme Court of Alabama · Mar 3, 1922

Yielding v. Ball, 205 Ala. 376 , 87 South. 785 . If, however, there was any doubt as to this, the same was removed by the act of September 3, 1919 (page 258). … Herrmann v. Mobile County, 202 Ala. 274 , 80 South. 112 . In the case of Yielding v.