Legal Opinion

Thompson v. Johnson

Supreme Court of Alabama

Decided February 14, 1918No. 1 Div. 10PublishedCited by 12 opinions

Appeal from Circuit Court, Clarke County; Ben D. Turner, Judge. Bill by J. E. Thompson against W. B. Johnson. From the decree, complainant appeals.

1Opinion of the CourtThomas, J.

[1] When the chancery court ceased to exist by operation of law, pending causes therein were transferred for trial or decision to the circuit court. Ex parte City Bank & Trust Co., 76 South. 372. The latter court was clothed with the power either to set aside a former submission and have a resubmission of the cause in that court, or to render decision' on the orginal submission.

Appellant filed a bill on August 19, 1916, praying a temporary writ of injunction restraining appellee from cutting and removing timbers from certain of appellant’s lands alleged to be in the possession of appellant.

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2Cases cited24 opinions

  1. Cullman Property Co. v. H. H. Hitt Lumber Co.Supreme Court of Alabama · 1917
  2. Denson v. Alabama Fuel & Iron Co.Supreme Court of Alabama · 1916
  3. Stein v. McGrathSupreme Court of Alabama · 1900
  4. Houston v. TimmermanOregon Supreme Court · 1889
  5. Morton & Bliss v. New Orleans & Selma Railway Co.Supreme Court of Alabama · 1885

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3Cited by12 opinions

  1. Patton v. DardenSupreme Court of Alabama · 1933
  2. Birmingham Interurban Taxicab Service Corp. v. McLendonSupreme Court of Alabama · 1923
  3. Rice v. DavidsonSupreme Court of Alabama · 1921
  4. McCollum v. BurtonSupreme Court of Alabama · 1930
  5. Woodstock Operating Corporation v. QuinnSupreme Court of Alabama · 1918

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