Legal Opinion
State Ex Rel. Woods v. Thrower
Supreme Court of Alabama
Decided March 2, 1961No. 4 Div. 60PublishedCited by 21 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SIMPSON, Justice.
This is a proceeding in the nature of quo warranto brought by appellant against appellee to test the right of appellee to hold the incumbent office of Commissioner of the City of Dothan.
The facts giving rise to the litigation are: Appellee was a duly qualified elector of Dothan on September 21, 1959 and on said date was duly elected as a member of the Board of Commissioners of the City of Dothan for a term of two years; on October 5 next thereafter he qualified under the law and took office as such commissioner; on June 3, 1960 he was adjudged guilty in the United States…
2Cases cited17 opinions
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3Cited by21 opinions
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