Underwood Typewriter Co. v. Marengo County Bank
Supreme Court of Alabama
Certiorari to Court of Appeals. Motion for summary judgment by the Underwood Typewriter Company against the Marengo County Bank. A judgment for defendant was affirmed by the Court of Appeals (81 South. 543), and plaintiff brings certiorari.
1Per curiam
[1,2] The majority, composed of ANDERSON, C. J., McOLELLAN, MAYFIELD, and SOMERVILLE, JJ., think that the writ should be denied. They do not agree, however, with the holding of the Court of Appeals that typewriters are not considered stationery. They think that typewriters fall within the terms of the statute providing for stationery for public officers, and that the same can’be supplied as such when the nature and character of the office is such as to require typewriters in the discharge of the duties incident thereto. Crook v. Commissioners, Calhoun County, 144 Ala. 505, 39 South. 383. They…
2Cases cited2 opinions
- Compton v. Marengo County BankSupreme Court of Alabama · 1919
- Crook v. Commissioners CourtSupreme Court of Alabama · 1905
3Cited by2 opinions
- Compton v. Marengo County BankSupreme Court of Alabama · 1919
- First Nat. Bank of Abbeville v. Terry, Briggs Co.Supreme Court of Alabama · 1919