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  • Town of Brewton v. Spira

    106 Ala. 229 · Supreme Court of Alabama · Nov 15, 1894

    In the case of Hackett v. City of Ottawa, 99 U. … S. 342 , and the same principle fully recognized, in the case of County of Sherman v. Simons, 109 U. S. 735 ; 1 Dillon on Mun. Cor., § 549; Mayor of Wetumpka v. Wetumpka Wharf Co., 63 Ala. 611 ; Oilman, Sons & Co. v. N.

    Cited 6 timesPublished
  • Miller v. Norwood Clinic, Inc., PC

    577 So. 2d 860 · Supreme Court of Alabama · Mar 8, 1991

    See, also, Columbia Engineering Int'l, Ltd. v. Espey , 429 So.2d 955 (Ala. 1983); Threadgill v. Birmingham Board of Education , 407 So.2d 129 (Ala. 1981); Minton v. Whisenant , 402 So.2d 971 (Ala. 1981); Eason v. … *Page 864 The plaintiff cites Dannelley v. Guarino , 472 So.2d 983 (Ala. 1985), and Browning v. City of Gadsden , 359 So.2d 361 (Ala. 1978), as containing facts analogous to the facts in this case.

    Cited 10 timesPublished
  • Northwest Alabama Gas District v. City of Guin

    569 So. 2d 341 · Supreme Court of Alabama · Sep 21, 1990

    ‘Governmental entity’ shall also include county public school boards, municipal public school boards and city-county school boards when such boards do not operate as functions of the state of Alabama. … See Nowlin v. Druid City Hosp. Bd., 475 So.2d 469 (Ala.1985); Kulp v. United States Fidelity & Guaranty Co., 529 So.2d 966 (Ala.1988); and Home Indem. Co. v. Anders, 459 So.2d 836 (Ala.1984). AFFIRMED.

    Cited 2 timesPublished
  • Spear v. Virginia-Carolina Chemical Corporation

    223 Ala. 448 · Supreme Court of Alabama · Jun 18, 1931

    BROWN, J. … Code, § 6664; Brown v. McKnight, 216 Ala. 660 , 114 So. 40 . The decree of the circuit court must therefore be reversed, and the cause remanded. Thomas et al. v. Davis, 197 Ala. 37 , 72 So. 365 ; Walker v.

    Cited 3 timesPublished
  • Birmingham R. L. & P. Co. v. Saxon

    179 Ala. 136 · Supreme Court of Alabama · Apr 18, 1912

    Co. v. Holland, 173 Ala. 675 , 55 South. 1001 ; Brown v. St. L. & S. F. R. R. Co., 171 Ala. 310 , 55 South. 108 ; L. & N. R. R. Co. v. Young, 168 Ala. 564 , 53 South. 213 . … In tbe case of Brown v. Master, 104 Ala. 464 , 16 South. 443 , there was tbe same vice, to wit, tbe requiring of absolute certainty.

    Overruled in part by Alabama Great Southern Railroad v. Robinson, 183 Ala. 265 (1913)Cited 45 timesPublished
  • Ex Parte Townsend

    793 So. 2d 835 · Supreme Court of Alabama · Sep 8, 2000

    Jacobs v. City of Prichard , supra ; Felder v. City of Huntsville , 42 Ala. App. 488 , 168 So.2d 490 (1964); Thompson v. City of Sylacauga , supra ." 439 So.2d at 716 . … Brown, J., * recuses herself. * Justice Brown was a member of the Court of Criminal Appeals when that court considered this case.

    Cited 4 timesPublished
  • Ryan v. Ryan

    267 Ala. 677 · Supreme Court of Alabama · May 29, 1958

    Windham v. Windham, 234 Ala. 309 , 174 So. 500 ; Chamblee v. Chamblee, 255 Ala. 35 , 49 So.2d 917 ; Gardner v. Gardner, 248 Ala. 508 , 28 So.2d 559 ; Brown v. Brown, 229 Ala. 471 , 158 So. 311 ; Halbrooks v. … Redwine v. Jackson, 254 Ala. 564 , 49 So.2d 115 ; Thomas v. Tilley, 147 Ala. 189 , 41 So. 854 ; Niehuss v. Ford, 251 Ala. 529 , 38 So.2d 484 ; Scott v. McGill, 245 Ala. 256 , 16 So.2d 866 ; Browning v.

    Cited 30 timesPublished
  • Grand Lodge of Fraternal Order of Police v. Vann

    344 So. 2d 1212 · Supreme Court of Alabama · Apr 22, 1977

    has delegated all authority to the County Personnel Board. … See Baker v. Carr, 369 U.S. 186, 204 , 82 S.Ct. 691 , 7 L.Ed.2d 663 (1962); Blast v. Cohen, 392 U.S. 83, 106 , 88 S.Ct. 1942 , 20 L.Ed.2d 947 (1968); Sierra Club v.

    Cited 1 timesPublished
  • Christie v. Durden

    205 Ala. 571 · Supreme Court of Alabama · Apr 21, 1921

    Derrick v. Brown, 66 Ala. 162 ; Heflin v. Milton, 69 Ala. 354 ; Formby v. Williams, 203 Ala. 14 , 81 South. 682 ; Shakespeare v. Alba, 76 Ala. 351 ; Gordon, Rankin & Co. v. Tweedy, 71 Ala. 202 ; Lagerfelt v. … McKie, 100 Ala. 430 , 14 South. 281 ; Code 1907, § 4289, subd. 1; Browne on Stat. of Frauds (5th Ed.) §§ 275-277, 279; 1 Williston on Contr. § 953. The judgment of the circuit court is affirmed. Affirmed. ANDERSON, C.

    Cited 40 timesPublished
  • Mayor of Mobile v. Jones

    42 Ala. 630 · Supreme Court of Alabama · Jun 15, 1868

    In the case of Brown v. Mayor, &c., of Mobile, 23 Ala. 722 , this court held that the proceedings for the recovery of fines or penalties for the violation of city ordinances, are quasi criminal in their character.

    Cited 3 timesPublished
  • Darden v. Darden

    249 Ala. 55 · Supreme Court of Alabama · Mar 13, 1947

    In Darden v. … Tillery v. Tillery, 217 Ala. 142 , 115 So. 27 .

    Cited 2 timesPublished
  • Trustees of the University of Alabama v. Walden

    15 Ala. 655 · Supreme Court of Alabama · Jan 15, 1849

    He was informed of his appointment by letter from the president of the board, on the 18th Dec., and requested by letter, to signify his acceptatce of the appointment. … In the case of the Commonwealth v.

    Cited 3 timesPublished
  • Richardson v. State

    215 Ala. 581 · Supreme Court of Alabama · Mar 24, 1927

    BROWN, J. After affirmance by the Court of Appeals of the judgment of the circuit court, on the authority of Ex parte State ex rel. v. Richardson (Ala. App.) 111 So. 202 , 1 and In re Richardson v. State (Ala.

    Cited 4 timesPublished
  • Hayes v. Alabama State Bar

    719 So. 2d 787 · Supreme Court of Alabama · Jun 19, 1998

    The Disciplinary Board may conduct a hearing to assist it in making [the *792 serious-crime] determination.") (emphasis added); see, e.g., Firman v. … See Noojin v.

    Cited 7 timesPublished
  • Ward v. Torian

    216 Ala. 288 · Supreme Court of Alabama · Mar 24, 1927

    Carver v. Carver, 97 Ind. 497, 502 ; Hinrichsen v. Hinrichsen, 172 Ill. 462 , 50 N. E. 135 ; Ellis v. Horine’s, etc., 8 Ky. (1 A. K. Marsh.) 417; Brown v. State, 28 Tex. App. 379, 13 S. … J., and THOMAS and BROWN, JJ., coneijr.

    Cited 9 timesPublished
  • Edwards v. McCord

    461 So. 2d 1319 · Supreme Court of Alabama · Dec 21, 1984

    Brown v. Terry , 375 So.2d 457 (Ala. 1979); United Security Life Insurance Co. v. Birmingham Trust National Bank , 282 Ala. 295 , 211 So.2d 139 (1968); Maner v. Maner , 279 Ala. 652 , 189 So.2d 336 (1966); Watt v. … Lee , 238 Ala. 451 , 191 So. 628 (1939); Bromberg v. First Nat. Bank of Mobile , 235 Ala. 226 , 178 So. 48 (1937); Wright v. Fannin , 229 Ala. 278 , 156 So. 849 (1934); Brown v.

    Cited 5 timesPublished
  • Southern Railway Co. v. Wildman

    119 Ala. 565 · Supreme Court of Alabama · Jul 1, 1898

    Co. v. Frazier, 93 Ala. 45 ; Mobile & Ohio R. R. Co. v. Seales, 100 Ala. 369 ; Lumpkin v. L. & N. R. R. Co., 106 Ala. 287 . … Coal Co. v. Stevens, 115 Ala. 461 ; Simpson v. Golden, 114 Ala. 336 ; Kansas City R. R. Co. v. Phillips, 98 Ala. 159 ; L. & N. R. Co. v. Bernheim Co., 113 Ala. 489 . There is no error in the record. Affirmed.

    Cited 12 timesPublished
  • Hall ex rel. Hall v. Jones

    147 So. 3d 415 · Supreme Court of Alabama · Dec 20, 2013

    Dynasty Corp. v. Alpha Resins Corp., 577 So.2d 1278 (Ala.1991), Boland v. Fort Rucker Nat’l Bank, 599 So.2d 595 (Ala.1992), Rowe v. … Co. of America v.

    Cited 5 timesPublished
  • Shaw v. Beers

    25 Ala. 449 · Supreme Court of Alabama · Jun 15, 1854

    . — Abner v. Holt, 11 Ala. 574 ; O’Neal v. Brown, 21 ib. 482. But this is not the case here. … But this doctrine is confined to the action of the court as a trier of the facts as occupying only the position of a jury.' — Mims v. Sturdevant, 23 Ala. 664 .

    Cited 13 timesPublished
  • Alabama National Bank v. O'Neil

    128 Ala. 192 · Supreme Court of Alabama · Nov 15, 1900

    Law (2d ed.), 1024, 1025; Spyker v. Spencer, 8 Ala. 233 ; Gibson v. Goldthwaite, 7 Ala. 281 . … .” — Bibb v. Hall, 101 Ala. 79 . 2.

    Cited 5 timesPublished

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