Legal Opinion
Brammer v. Housing Authority of Birmingham Dist.
Supreme Court of Alabama
Decided March 28, 1940No. 6 Div. 625PublishedCited by 30 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ANDERSON, Chief Justice.
The bill of complaint in this cause seeks to test the validity of what is termed the “Housing Authority Law.” Acts 1935, Pg. 126, as amended Acts 1935, Pg. 947, Acts 1939, Pg. 219, also Acts 1935, Pg. 85. These statutes were enacted for the purpose of enabling the State and its agencies and subdivisions of taking advantage of the aid offered by the Federal Government in providing a better quality of homes for a class of citizens of moderate means and thereby improving living quarters and eradicating what is termed “slum districts” or quarters.
The appellants attack the…
2Cases cited31 opinions
- Ballentyne v. WickershamSupreme Court of Alabama · 1883
- Matter of N.Y. City H. Authority v. MullerNew York Court of Appeals · 1936
- Alabama State Bridge Corporation v. SmithSupreme Court of Alabama · 1928
- State v. RogersSupreme Court of Alabama · 1894
- Sadler v. LanghamSupreme Court of Alabama · 1859
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3Cited by30 opinions
- Blumenschein v. Pittsburgh Housing AuthoritySupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1954
- Newberry v. City of AndalusiaSupreme Court of Alabama · 1952
- In Re Housing Authority of City of Charlotte.Supreme Court of North Carolina · 1951
- City of Huntsville v. SmarttSupreme Court of Alabama · 1982
- Florence v. WilliamsSupreme Court of Alabama · 1983
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