Case law

STATE DEPT. OF CORRECTIONS v. Cooke

530 So. 2d 839 · Court of Civil Appeals of Alabama · Apr 14, 1988

Thompson v. Alabama Dept. of Mental Health , 477 So.2d 427 (Ala.Civ.App. 1985). … Roberson v. Personnel Board , 390 So.2d 658 (Ala.Civ.App. 1980). We may not assess the truthfulness of conflicting testimony. Thompson, supra.

Sparks v. Calhoun County

415 So. 2d 1104 · Court of Civil Appeals of Alabama · Apr 28, 1982

Mitchell v. Mobile County , 294 Ala. 130 , 313 So.2d 172 (1975). Words in a statute are to be given their usual and ordinary meaning. Morgan County Commission v. Powell , 292 Ala. 300 , 293 So.2d 830 (1974). … Tillman v. Sibbles , 341 So.2d 686 (Ala. 1977). When possible, conflicting statutes should be reconciled in favor of each other to form one harmonious plan. B.F. Goodrich Co. v. Butler , 56 Ala.

Thomas v. Barnes

219 Ala. 652 · Supreme Court of Alabama · May 9, 1929

Haralson v. Whitcomb, 200 Ala. 165 , 75 So. 913 ; Seed v. Brown, 180 Ala. 8 , 60 So. 98 ; Alston v. Morris, 113 Ala. 506 , 20 So. 950 . … Lampkin v. Irwin, 202 Ala. 14 , 79 So. 300 ; Seed v. Brown, supra.

Qualls v. State

555 So. 2d 1158 · Court of Criminal Appeals of Alabama · Sep 29, 1989

Helton v. State , [ 433 So.2d 1186 , Ala.Cr.App. 1983] supra; Brown v. State , 50 Ala. App. 471 , 280 So.2d 177 , cert. denied, 291 Ala. 774 , 280 So.2d 182 (1973). … Hunt v. State , 453 So.2d 1083 (Ala.Cr.App.), cert. denied, 453 So.2d 1083 (Ala. 1984); Miller v. State , 431 So.2d 586 (Ala.Cr.App. 1983); Brown v. State , supra." Hornsby v.

Parker v. Hubbard

64 Ala. 203 · Supreme Court of Alabama · Dec 15, 1879

Law, 2 ed., 98, and note a; State, ex rel. v. Bishop, 41 Mo. 16 . We do not think there is any repugnancy between these two statutes, when properly construed. … tribunal, judicial in its nature and functions, until that tribunal has been unsuccessfully applied to, to command and compel its own ministerial agent to perform the duty. — Man sony, Ex parte, 1 Ala. 98 ; Lehman, Durr & Co. v.

Denson v. First National Bank of Birmingham

276 Ala. 146 · Supreme Court of Alabama · Jan 16, 1964

State v. Ide Cotton Mills, 175 Ala. 539 , 57 So. 481 ; Ex parte State ex rel. Attorney General, 252 Ala. 149 , 39 So.2d 669 ; Dowda v. State, 274 Ala. 124 , 145 So.2d 830 . … The fact that a party has lost the right of appeal by failure to pursue the statutory remedy is not ground for issuing mandamus to compel an annulment of the judgment, Jenkins v.

Dixon v. Alabama Board of Pardon and Paroles (INMATE 2)

District Court, M.D. Alabama · May 11, 2022

The Alabama Board of Pardons and Paroles To the extent Dixon seeks relief from the Alabama Board of Pardons and Paroles, the parole board is an extension of the State of Alabama. … Edwards v. Balisok, 520 U.S. 641 (1997); Heck v. Humphrey, 512 U.S. 477 (1994); Preiser v. Rodriguez, 411 U.S. 475 (1973).

Cantrell v. Stewart

628 So. 2d 543 · Supreme Court of Alabama · Oct 15, 1993

This Court overruled an application for rehearing, and a final certificate of judgment was issued in Bullen v. Brown. The plaintiffs then sued their attorney, alleging malpractice in the Bullen v. Brown case. … Brown. In reversing the summary judgment for the attorney, we held: "In this case, unlike Michael v.

McGregor v. McGregor

249 Ala. 75 · Supreme Court of Alabama · Feb 13, 1947

Board of Revenue of Montgomery County, 81 Ala. 110 , 1 So. 30 , 31: “On principles of general jurisprudence, a statute is not to have effect beyond the time of its enactment; and, to give it retroactive operation, there must … BROWN and FOSTER, JJ., concur specially.

Porter Coal Co. v. Davis

231 Ala. 359 · Supreme Court of Alabama · Nov 21, 1935

In the cases of Savage v. Wallace, 165 Ala. 572 , 51 So. 605 , and Pendley v. … GARDNER, BOULDIN, and BROWN, JJ., concur.

Four Seasons v. State

450 So. 2d 108 · Court of Civil Appeals of Alabama · Aug 3, 1983

Marsh v. Birmingham Bd. of Education, 349 So.2d 34 (Ala.1977). … Community Action Agency of Huntsville, Madison County, Inc. v. State, 406 So.2d 890 (Ala.1981).

Williams v. State

361 So. 2d 1157 · Supreme Court of Alabama · Sep 15, 1978

Under Brown v. State , 353 So.2d 1384 , 1386 (Ala. 1977), we need only to consider the circuit court's hearing and order in our review. … As noted in Brown , where the order simply restates the language of the statute this Court will review the record to assure that the transfer is supported by the evidence.

Corning v. Patton

236 Ala. 354 · Supreme Court of Alabama · May 26, 1938

Board of Revenue of Covington County v. Merrill, 193 Ala. 521 , 68 So. 971 . … Liggett v. Board of Com’rs of Kiowa County, 6 Colo. App. 269 , 40 P. 475 ; Board of Com’rs of Pulaski County v. Shields, 130 Ind. 6 , 29 N.E. 385 ; Webb v. Spokane County, 9 Wash. 103 , 37 P. 282 . See, also, Reubelt v.

Meehan v. Meehan

249 So. 3d 1120 · Court of Civil Appeals of Alabama · May 12, 2017

See Warner v. Warner , 693 So.2d 487 , 488-89 (Ala. Civ. App. 1997)." Stone v. Stone , 26 So.3d 1228 , 1231 (Ala. Civ. App. 2009). See also Rieger v. Rieger , 147 So.3d 421 , 431 (Ala. Civ. … Reid v. Flournoy , 600 So.2d 1024 (Ala. Civ. App. 1992). See also Brown v. Brown , 586 So.2d 919 (Ala. Civ. App. 1991)." Bunn v. Bunn , 628 So.2d 695 , 697 (Ala. Civ. App. 1993).

City of Trussville v. Simmons

675 So. 2d 474 · Court of Civil Appeals of Alabama · Feb 9, 1996

Board of Zoning Adjustment of Muscle Shoals v. LaGrange Church of the Nazarene, Inc., 507 So.2d 538 (Ala.Civ.App.1987). … Board of Zoning Adjustment of Muscle Shoals, 507 So.2d 538 .

Courtney v. Alabama State Bar.

492 So. 2d 1002 · Supreme Court of Alabama · Jun 20, 1986

Haynes v. Alabama State Bar , 447 So.2d 675 , 677 (Ala. 1984); Trammell v. Disciplinary Board of the Alabama State Bar , 431 So.2d 1168 , 1172 (Ala. 1983). … Disciplinary Board of Alabama State Bar , 424 So.2d 1305 , 1307 (Ala. 1982); Dodd v.

Mitchell v. State

423 So. 2d 904 · Court of Criminal Appeals of Alabama · Nov 23, 1982

Collier v. State , Ala.Cr.App., 413 So.2d 396 ; Ex Parte Collier , Ala., 413 So.2d 403 ; United States v. Salvucci , 448 U.S. 83 , 100 S.Ct. 2547 , 65 L.Ed.2d 619 . … Jackson v. State , 45 Ala. App. 621 , 235 So.2d 382 ; Hayes v. State , 44 Ala. App. 539 , 215 So.2d 604 ; Skipper v. State , Ala.Cr.App., 387 So.2d 261 ; Certiorari Denied , Ala., 387 So.2d 268 ; Brown v.

Boyd v. State

590 So. 2d 344 · Court of Criminal Appeals of Alabama · Oct 27, 1989

The appellant, who was seated next to Paul Brown, slapped Brown with his hand. Perry Oates, a social acquaintance of Brown, walked toward the appellant. … In Free v.

Lawless v. Smith

481 So. 2d 1144 · Court of Civil Appeals of Alabama · Nov 27, 1985

Martin v. Board of Adjustment , 464 So.2d 123 (Ala.Civ.App. 1985); Board of Zoning Adjustment v. Britt , 456 So.2d 1104 (Ala.Civ.App. 1984); Sanders v. Board of Adjustment , *Page 1146 445 So.2d 909 (Ala.Civ.App. 1983). … Thompson, Weinman Company v. Board of Adjustment , 275 Ala. 278 , 154 So.2d 36 (1963)." Martin , 464 So.2d at 125 .

Ex Parte Burks

487 So. 2d 905 · Supreme Court of Alabama · Feb 28, 1986

In Jones v. … Street v. City of Anniston, 381 So.2d 26 (Ala. 1980); Harlan v. State, 31 Ala.App. 478 , 18 So.2d 744 (1947). In Jones v.