Ex Parte Jefferson County
Supreme Court of Alabama
Certiorari to Court of Appeals. Petition by Jefferson County and the City of Birmingham for certiorari to the Court of Appeals to review and revise the judgment and opinion ,of said court rendered , in the case of State of Alabama v. City of Birmingham and Jefferson County, 86 South. 88. 'Counsel discuss the case cited by the Court of Appeals in the support of its opinion, and insist that it is without application and that the Court of Appeals improperly construed the…
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Certiorari to Court of Appeals. Petition by Jefferson County and the City of Birmingham for certiorari to the Court of Appeals to review and revise the judgment and opinion ,of said court rendered , in the case of State of Alabama v. City of Birmingham and Jefferson County, 86 South. 88. 'Counsel discuss the case cited by the Court of Appeals in the support of its opinion, and insist that it is without application and that the Court of Appeals improperly construed the statutes in question, but they cite no authority in support of their contention. Counsel call attention to the strong opinion…
1Per curiam
We have thought it to he possibly of some use to supplement the opinion of the Court of Appeals (86 South. 88) as follows: The argument against the state is founded upon the word “gross” in the act of 1915, and the fact that in the concluding clause of the sentence the mandate is that the “remainder” shall be paid to the state treasurer. The act is not a model of lucidity at the point in question, it must be conceded, and its true interpretation, whether one way or the other, must rest upon an inference not as satisfying as we would like to have it. Still, we note, in addition to what the…
2Cases cited1 opinion
- State v. Jefferson CountyAlabama Court of Appeals · 1920
3Cited by2 opinions
- Jefferson County v. City of BirminghamSupreme Court of Alabama · 1930
- State v. City of BirminghamAlabama Court of Appeals · 1920