Legal Opinion

Wylam Ice Company v. King

Supreme Court of Alabama

Decided November 21, 1974No. SC 569Published

1Opinion of the Court

304 So.2d 1 (1974)

WYLAM ICE COMPANY et al.

v.

John C. KING.

SC 569.

Supreme Court of Alabama.

November 21, 1974.

G. W. Nicholson, Birmingham, for appellants.

Lorant & Bouloukos, Birmingham, for appellee.

JONES, Justice.

May a judgment debtor invoke equitable jurisdiction to set aside or interfere with a judgment at law valid on its face absent any averments or proof of mistake, inadvertence or fraud? We think the question is self-answering. We agree with the trial Court in denying relief and we affirm.

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2Cases cited8 opinions

  1. Williams v. ColquettSupreme Court of Alabama · 1961
  2. Huey v. DykesSupreme Court of Alabama · 1919
  3. Stinnett v. Branch of the Bank of the StateSupreme Court of Alabama · 1846
  4. Battle v. MorrisSupreme Court of Alabama · 1957
  5. Gibson v. Elba Exchange BankSupreme Court of Alabama · 1957

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