Legal Opinion

Bank of Heflin, an Alabama Banking Corporation v. M. M. Miles, Jack R. Wood and Jacqueline S. Wood

Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit

Decided July 7, 1980No. 78-2764PublishedCited by 15 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

HATCHETT, Circuit Judge:

Stockholders of the Bank of Heflin appeal from a district court judgment, which granted the Bank injunctive relief from adverse state court judgments and which declared unconstitutional Title X, § 21(46), Code of Alabama (1958). The stockholders had sought an unlimited inspection of the Bank’s books and records. Because we find that the district court properly granted the Bank a permanent injunction but improperly found section 21(46) unconstitutional, we affirm in part and reverse in part.

FACTS AND PROCEDURAL HISTORY

In August 1974, Miles, a stockholder of the Bank of…

2Cases cited10 opinions

  1. Montana v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
  2. Hortonville Joint School District No. 1 v. Hortonville Education Ass'nSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
  3. Beal v. Missouri Pacific R. Corp.Supreme Court of the United States · 1941
  4. Nellie Woods, as Personal Representative of the Estate of John N. Woods v. Holy Cross HospitalCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1979
  5. Bank of Heflin v. MilesSupreme Court of Alabama · 1975

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3Cited by15 opinions

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  4. First Alabama Bank of Montgomery, N.A. v. Parsons Steel, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1984
  5. In Re Ocean Ranger Sinking Off NewfoundlandDistrict Court, E.D. Louisiana · 1985

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