Mitchell v. Hammond

SIMPSON, Justice.

The appeal is from an interlocutory decree overruling the demurrer to a bill in equity filed by appellee, Hammond, against appellant, Mitchell, as Director of the Department of Public Safety, for a declaratory judgment to review the propriety of the action of the said Director in revoking appellee’s driver’s license on the basis of which was sought a declaration that the revocation of the license was unauthorized.

The statute under which the Director purported to act is § 68, Title 36, Code' 1940, which provides, inter alia, that on the final conviction of any person of…