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  • Brown v. State

    52 Ala. 345 · Supreme Court of Alabama · Jun 15, 1875

    People v. Stonecifer, 6 Cal. 405 ; Booby v. State, 4 Yerg. 111 ; Commonwealth v. Norfolk, 5 Mass. 435 ; Van Blaicum v. People, 16 Ill. 364 . It results from what has been said that the judgment must be affirmed.

    Cited 15 timesPublished
  • Riddle v. Brown

    20 Ala. 412 · Supreme Court of Alabama · Jan 15, 1852

    Grubb v. Guilford, 6 Watts. … Wallis v. Hamson, 4 M. & W.

    Cited 35 timesPublished
  • Brown v. State

    109 Ala. 70 · Supreme Court of Alabama · Nov 15, 1895

    Hopt v. Utah, 110 U. S. 574 ; Rhodes v. Commonwealth, 48 Penn. St. 396; Jones v. Commonwealth, 58 Ib. 371; Shaffner v. Commonwealth, 72 Ib. 60; Robbins v. State, 8 Ohio St. 131 ; Adams v. State, 29 Ib. 412. … In Hopt v.

    Cited 70 timesPublished
  • Brown v. State

    27 Ala. 47 · Supreme Court of Alabama · Jun 15, 1855

    . — Code, § 3514; Rowland v. Ladiga, 21 Ala. R. 9. Eor-this error,- we are bound to reverse the judgment, *50 whether there is error in any other particular or not. … R. 527, and in Windham v. The State, 26 ib. 69. One of the plain results of those decisions is, that a storehouse in the country is a “ public house”, within the meaning of section 324-8 of the1 Code.

    Cited 12 timesPublished
  • Brown v. State

    42 Ala. App. 429 · Alabama Court of Appeals · Apr 7, 1964

    Cleary v. … In Walker v.

    Cited 15 timesPublished
  • Stoudenmire v. Brown

    48 Ala. 699 · Supreme Court of Alabama · Jun 15, 1872

    In Allen v. Armstrong, 16 Iowa, 508 , a revenue statute, identical in terms with ours, in respect to the conclusiveness of the deed as evidence, was brought under partial consideration. … —Conway v . Cable, 37 Ill. 82 . The court held that the entire section 87 was unconstitutional and void. This was erroneous, and may possibly have effected some injury to the appellant.

    Cited 12 timesPublished
  • Brown v. State

    353 So. 2d 1384 · Supreme Court of Alabama · Dec 22, 1977

    The threshold question is whether the decision to transfer Brown from the juvenile court to the circuit court for criminal prosecution comports with the requirements of Kent v. … Whigham v. Travelodge International, Inc. , 349 So.2d 1078 (Ala. 1977).

    Cited 61 timesPublished
  • Wilson v. Brown

    496 So. 2d 756 · Supreme Court of Alabama · Oct 3, 1986

    Rudman v. Hooks , 252 Ala. 280 , 40 So.2d 866 (1949). We cannot find any evidence of a false representation by Brown to the Wilsons. … We do not find any evidence of a duty to Brown to do more than he did. In Torres v.

    Cited 307 timesPublished
  • Brown v. Massey

    3 Stew. 226 · Supreme Court of Alabama · Jul 15, 1830

    In the case of Mantz v. Hendly, a it is said that a plea in abatement shews cause toe Court why the defendant should not be impleaded, or if impleaded, not in the present manner and form. … It will be readily seen, that the decision in the case of Mantz v. Hendly is in conflict with the decision in the case of Oncal vs.

    Cited 4 timesPublished
  • Brown v. Lipscomb

    9 Port. 472 · Supreme Court of Alabama · Jun 15, 1839

    The validity of the mortgage from Brown to Pis-tole, was not disputed on the ground of usury in the Circuit court; but the argument is, that it is a harsh and un-conscientious contract, which neither equity nor law will enforce

    Cited 20 timesPublished
  • Brown v. State

    74 Ala. 478 · Supreme Court of Alabama · Dec 15, 1883

    Hom. § 480; Pierson v. The State, 12 Ala. 149 ; Eiland v. The State, 52 Ala. 322 . 7. … The pertinent portion of this declaration is, “Iwould hme gotten him” [Brown], “if he had not been too guide for me.” *485 The evidence shows that Brown and the deceased were engaged in a very close hand-to-hand contest,

    Cited 11 timesPublished
  • Brown v. Cockerell

    33 Ala. 38 · Supreme Court of Alabama · Jun 15, 1858

    Besides the numerous authorities cited by the appellant’s counsel on this point, we refer to Burrell v. Burrell, 11 Mass. R. 294 ; and Brown v. McKinney, 9 Whar. 567 . … The pioint is so decided in Gilchrist v. McLaughlin, 7 Iredell, 310; and Brown v. Gay, 3 Greenleaf, 126. It must be conceded that the charge is fully sustained by the decision in French v.

    Cited 49 timesPublished
  • Long v. Brown

    4 Ala. 622 · Supreme Court of Alabama · Jan 15, 1843

    The plaintiffs in error purchased from the, defendant, Brown, a large tract of land, composed in part of a sixteenth section, and upon which there was a mill erected — " the purchase money was to be paid in three instalments … The allegation is, that they (the complainants,) “ have reason to fear, and do fear, that said Warner Brown is and will be wholly unable to make them title according to his contract, and they also fear he will he unable to

    Cited 40 timesPublished
  • Brown v. State

    250 Ala. 444 · Supreme Court of Alabama · Apr 15, 1948

    MacMahon v. Dozier, 237 Ala. 574 , 187 So. 710 ; St. Louis & S. F. R. v. Dennis, 212 Ala. 590 , 103 So. 894 ; Sharp v. Edwards, 203 Ala. 205 (6 and 7), 82 So. 455 ; Dorsey v. … Kinney v. White, 215 Ala. 247 , 110 So. 394 ; Gibson v. Edwards, 245 Ala. 334 , 16 So.2d 865 ; Ex parte Hood, 107 Ala. 520 , 18 So. 176 ; Anders v. Latimer, 198 Ala. 573 , 73 So. 925 ; Bell v.

    Cited 29 timesPublished
  • Creel v. Brown

    508 So. 2d 684 · Supreme Court of Alabama · Apr 24, 1987

    Brown v. Piggly-Wiggly Stores, supra , at 1372. See Alabama Digest, Negligence , Key No. 136(26). … Banks v. Harbin , 500 So.2d 1027 (Ala. 1986). Brown's evidence does not present a scintilla of evidence that Mrs. Creel was negligent.

    Cited 18 timesPublished
  • Brown v. Denson

    895 So. 2d 882 · Supreme Court of Alabama · Jun 25, 2004

    Clair Board of Education. Curtis Brown sold Denson the disability policy. He signed Denson's enrollment form *884 next to the words "Signature of Agent." … Int'l v.

    Cited 30 timesPublished
  • Brown v. State

    108 Ala. 18 · Supreme Court of Alabama · Nov 15, 1895

    .— Hall v. State, 53 Ala. 463 ; Lawson v. State, 20 Ala. 65 ; Collins v. State, 14 Ala. 608 ; State v. Glaze, 9 Ala. 283 . … In Lawson v.

    Cited 24 timesPublished
  • Stiles v. Brown

    380 So. 2d 792 · Supreme Court of Alabama · Feb 22, 1980

    Stiles are Eva Stiles Brown and Susie Stiles Sharp, the daughters of Claude L. Stiles. … In Jaques v.

    Cited 92 timesPublished
  • Collier v. Brown

    285 Ala. 40 · Supreme Court of Alabama · Nov 7, 1969

    Mudd v. Lanier, 247 Ala. 363 , 24 So.2d 550 (1945). … Joseph v. Hopkins, 276 Ala. 18 , 158 So.2d 660 (1963).

    Cited 37 timesPublished
  • Brown v. Lang

    4 Ala. 50 · Supreme Court of Alabama · Jun 15, 1842

    [Creager v. Bengle, 4 H. and John. Rep. 234; Watts v. Kinney, 3 Leigh. Rep. 272.] But the assumed equity of the bill is, that the plaintiff, as the indorser of Mrs. … Rep. 112; Worthington v. Ferguson,4 H. and John. Rep. 522; Tankersley v. Anderson, 4 Dess. Rep. 44; Miller v. Pendleton, 4 H. and Munf. Rep. 436.]

    Cited 7 timesPublished

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