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  • Wood v. Craft

    85 Ala. 260 · Supreme Court of Alabama · Dec 15, 1887

    Ch. 201; Drum v. Chambers, 4 Barb. 376 ; Garlside v. Isherwood, 1 Brown, C. C. 558; Heathcote v. Paignon, 2 Ib. 167. In Underhill v. … Cases in Eq. (4th Ed.), vol. 2, pt. 2, 1245 et seq.; Brown v. Pierce, 7 Wall. 205 ; Baker v. Morton, 12 Wall. 150 ; U. S. v. Huckabee, 16 Wall. 414 .

    Cited 6 timesPublished
  • Anderson v. State

    204 Ala. 476 · Supreme Court of Alabama · Jun 30, 1920

    The order for the special venire is similar to that found in Duff Walker v. State, 85 South. 787 , 1 present term, which determines this question adversely to appellant. … SAYRE and BROWN, JJ., dissent. 1 AnteJ p 474.

    Cited 11 timesPublished
  • Richardson v. Gramling

    220 Ala. 137 · Supreme Court of Alabama · Oct 24, 1929

    Gramling the manager, and plaintiff the secretary and treasurer, the three being named as the board of directors. … Jones et al. v. Bell, 201 Ala. 336 , 77 So. 998 ; Lay v. Fuller et al., 178 Ala. 375 , 59 So. 609 ; Norton v. Birmingham Fertilizer Co., 15 Ala. App. 553 , 74 So. 97 ; Sample v.

    Cited 0 timesPublished
  • Cates v. Cates

    268 Ala. 6 · Supreme Court of Alabama · Jul 24, 1958

    Brown v. Oldham, 263 Ala. 76 , 81 So.2d 331 ; Allen v. Stradford, 201 Ala. 559 , 78 So. 955 ; Pearce v. Pearce, supra; Shea v. Graves, 142 Or. 503 , 19 P.2d 406, 410 ; Burch v. J. D. … Brown v. Oldham, supra; Burch v. J. D. Bush & Co., supra; 6 Corbin, “Contracts”, § 1334; Williston, “Contracts”, §§ 411, 412, 1940. See also Allen v. Stradford, supra.

    Cited 9 timesPublished
  • Roberts v. Alabama Power Co.

    404 So. 2d 629 · Supreme Court of Alabama · Sep 25, 1981

    The case of Genzer v. Cunningham , 498 F. … Abbey v. Control Data Corporation, supra , and Gall v Exxon Corporation, supra.

    Cited 23 timesPublished
  • Dutton v. State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance

    383 So. 2d 519 · Supreme Court of Alabama · Feb 8, 1980

    However, it is claimed by the parties that the recent case of Cooter v. State Farm Fire and Casualty Co., Ala., 344 So.2d 496 (1977) provides some insight. … See Brown v. Kennedy, 49 N.E.2d 418 (Ohio App.1942), aff’d, 141 Ohio St. 457 , 48 N.E.2d 857 (1943).

    Cited 6 timesPublished
  • HARTFORD INS. v. Merchants & Farmers Bank

    928 So. 2d 1006 · Supreme Court of Alabama · Sep 2, 2005

    Blackburn , 667 So.2d at 670 (citing Tapscott v. Allstate Ins. Co. , 526 So.2d 570 , 574 (Ala. 1988))." Acceptance Insurance Co. v. Brown , 832 So.2d 1 , 14 (Ala. 2001). In Tanner v. … Co. [ v. Brown , 832 So.2d 1 (Ala. 2001)]; Run-A-Ford, supra; Ladner, supra.

    Cited 62 timesPublished
  • Casmus v. Lee

    236 Ala. 396 · Supreme Court of Alabama · Jun 9, 1938

    “Each raffle board, punch board, 'tip’ board or raffle or chance card or ticket, by whatever name called, shall have securely pasted thereon a revenue tax of a denomination equivalent to ten per centum (10%) of the amount … Wood v. Board of Assessors, 137 N.Y. 201 , 33 N.E. 145 ; Duncan Townsite Co. v. Lane, 245 U.S. 308 , 38 S.Ct. 99 , 62 L.Ed. 309 .

    Cited 17 timesPublished
  • McLendon v. McLendon

    277 Ala. 323 · Supreme Court of Alabama · Dec 10, 1964

    the party applying therefor desires only a divorce from bed and board.” … Drake v. Drake, 262 Ala. 609 , 80 So.2d 268 . In Adair v.

    Cited 9 timesPublished
  • Norton v. Alabama National Bank

    102 Ala. 420 · Supreme Court of Alabama · Nov 15, 1893

    Co. v. East Ala. R’way Co., 73 Ala. 445 ; Standifer v. Swann & Billups, 78 Ala. 88 ; Gibson v. Goldthwaite, 7 Ala. 281 ; Code of 1886, § 1664. The case of Simon v. Sevier County Association, 14 S. W. … In the case of Wood v.

    Cited 8 timesPublished
  • Walker v. Adler

    216 Ala. 76 · Supreme Court of Alabama · Apr 14, 1927

    *77 BROWN, J. This is an action of forcible entry and detainer, and unlawful detainer, commenced by the “Lakewood Estates, Inc.,” as sole plaintiff, against the appellee, Walker, in the inferior court of Bessemer. … Bernstein v. Humes et al., 60 Ala. 582, 602 , 31 Am. Rep. 52 . Its right could not be developed without inquiring into the title, which is forbidden by the statute. Code of 1923, § 8012; Dwine v. Brown, 35 Ala. 596 .

    Cited 8 timesPublished
  • Department of Industrial Relations v. Walker

    268 Ala. 507 · Supreme Court of Alabama · Feb 12, 1959

    Unemployment Compensation Board of Review, 171 Pa.Super. 222 , 90 A.2d 309 ; Climax Fire Brick Co. v. Unemployment Compensation Board of Review, 166 Pa.Super. 481 , 72 A.2d 300 ; Saunders v. … Maryland Unemployment Compensation Board, 188 Md. 677 , 53 A.2d 579 ; Chrysler Corporation v. Review Board, 120 Ind.App. 425 , 92 N.E.2d 565 ; American Steel Foundries v.

    Cited 11 timesPublished
  • Union Mut. Ins. Co. v. Robinson

    216 Ala. 527 · Supreme Court of Alabama · Jun 30, 1927

    Brown, Clerk Municipal Court 3rd Division.” … J., and THOMAS and BROWN, JJ., concur.

    Cited 12 timesPublished
  • Motes v. Bates

    80 Ala. 382 · Supreme Court of Alabama · Dec 15, 1885

    Brown, 20 Ala. 412 ; Huff v. McCauley, 53 Pa. St. 206; Nettleton v. Sikes, 8 Met. 34 ; 1 Wash. on Re. Prop. 628-638. … There are respectable authorities, which hold, that a true bill found by a grand jury is prima facie evidence of probable cause, in an action for a malicious prosecution. — Bell v. Pearcy. 11 Ire. L. 233; Brown v.

    Cited 13 timesPublished
  • Parker v. Ward

    224 Ala. 80 · Supreme Court of Alabama · Jan 14, 1932

    Haralson v. Whitcomb, 200 Ala. 165 , 75 So. 913 ; Seed v. Brown, 180 Ala. 8 , 60 So. 98 . The bill as originally filed did not offer to do equity at all, but the amendment cured such defect. … Shahan v. Brown, 167 Ala. 534 , 52 So. 737 ; Manning v. Carter, 192 Ala. 307 , 68 So. 909 ; Wilks v. Wilks, 176 Ala. 151 , 57 So. 776 . The bill is sufficient in respect to its allegations of fraud.

    Cited 11 timesPublished
  • Winter v. Cox

    553 So. 2d 60 · Supreme Court of Alabama · Sep 1, 1989

    The defendant relies on Big Red Elephant v. Bryant, 477 So.2d 342 (Ala.1985); Henderson v. Briarcliff Nursing Home, 451 So.2d 282 (Ala.1984); and Brown v. Wheeler, 437 So.2d 521 (Ala.1983), in support of his position. … Brown v.

    Cited 2 timesPublished
  • Walker Bros. Inv., Inc. v. City of Mobile

    252 So. 3d 57 · Supreme Court of Alabama · Sep 15, 2017

    In response to a motion to clarify that its summary-judgment order applied to the Mobile Historic Development Commission ("the HDC") and the Architectural Review Board of the City of Mobile ("the Board"), the circuit court … In Thorp v.

    Cited 2 timesPublished
  • Yielding v. Ball

    205 Ala. 376 · Supreme Court of Alabama · Feb 19, 1921

    This court held in Ensley Motor Co. v. … Moore, 53 Ala. 25 ; Board of Revenue v. Merrill, 193 Ala. 528 , 68 South. 971 ; Jack v. Moore, 66 Ala. 188 ; Montgomery County v. Pruett, 175 Ala. 391 , 57 South. 823.

    Cited 4 timesPublished
  • Troy Lumber & Const. Co. v. Boswell

    186 Ala. 409 · Supreme Court of Alabama · Apr 23, 1914

    V. & G. R. R. Co. v. Bayliss, 74 Ala. 150 ; Gilmer v. City of Montgomery, 26 Ala. 668 . That the testimony elicited by this question was incompetent has been repeatedly held by this court. In the case of Young v. … Co. v. Varner, 19 Ala. 185 ; Chandler v. Bush, 84 Ala. 102 [ 4 South. 207 ].” In the case of Krebs v. Brown, 108 Ala. 510 , 18 South. 659 , 54 Am. St.

    Cited 9 timesPublished
  • Florence Gin Co. v. City of Florence

    226 Ala. 478 · Supreme Court of Alabama · Mar 23, 1933

    Penton v. Brown-Crummer Inv. Co., 222 Ala. 155 , 131 So. 14 ; Sandlin v. Anders, 210 Ala. 396 , 98 So. 299 ; Oden v. King, 216 Ala. 504 , 113 So. 609 , 54 A. L. R. 1413; Kelly v. … Penton v. Brown-Crummer Investment Co., 222 Ala. 155, 161 , 131 So. 14, 19 , and cases cited.

    Cited 37 timesPublished

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