Legal Opinion
Lyle v. Winston County
Supreme Court of Alabama
Decided February 28, 1963No. 6 Div. 882PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MERRILL, Justice.
Plaintiff was Chairman of the Board of Revenue of Winston County in 1957 and his salary was $400 per month. He received no salary after August 16, 1957, and he sued Winston County for the salary from August 16, 1957, to January 17, 1959. Judgment was for defendant, motion for a new trial was overruled and plaintiff appealed.
This case is determined by the local law in effect in Winston County after August 16, 1957. Prior to 1939, the regular Court of County Commissioners, with the Probate Judge as Chairman, was the governing body of Winston County. In 1939, Act No. 333 created…
2Cases cited12 opinions
- Roan v. McCalebSupreme Court of Alabama · 1955
- Thompson v. StateSupreme Court of Alabama · 1957
- King v. JacksonSupreme Court of Alabama · 1956
- Mulkin v. McDONOUGH CONSTRUCTION COMPANY OF GA.Supreme Court of Alabama · 1957
- Hawkins v. City of PrichardSupreme Court of Alabama · 1947
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3Cited by7 opinions
- Merchants Bank v. CottonSupreme Court of Alabama · 1972
- Henry v. JacksonSupreme Court of Alabama · 1966
- Danley v. Marshall Lumber and Mill CompanySupreme Court of Alabama · 1965
- Green v. First National Bank of TuskaloosaSupreme Court of Alabama · 1972
- Vernon v. PrineSupreme Court of Alabama · 1965
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