Legal Opinion

Fowler v. State

Supreme Court of Alabama

Decided June 30, 1954No. 5 Div. 578PublishedCited by 13 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

STAKELY, Justice.

This court granted certiorari so that we could consider the statement contained in the opinion of the Court of Appeals, 37 Ala.App. 665, 74 So.2d 509 “The judgment entry in the instant case cannot be impeached by evidence aliunde.”

In reviewing an opinion of the Court of Appeals on certiorari we will not do so for the purpose of settling any disputed question of fact or of reviewing the Court of Appeals in respect to its finding of facts, but we will look to the original record for an interpretation or a more complete understanding of the matters which are discussed in the…

2Cases cited7 opinions

  1. Vaughn v. StateSupreme Court of Alabama · 1938
  2. Cranford v. National Surety CorporationSupreme Court of Alabama · 1936
  3. Melton v. StateSupreme Court of Alabama · 1871
  4. Hines v. StateSupreme Court of Alabama · 1939
  5. Mutual Sav. Life Ins. Co. v. OsborneSupreme Court of Alabama · 1945

2 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.

3Cited by13 opinions

  1. Dunaway v. StateSupreme Court of Alabama · 1973
  2. Whitehurst v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Alabama · 1973
  3. Jefferson County v. Berkshire Development Corp.Supreme Court of Alabama · 1964
  4. Ex Parte DeramusSupreme Court of Alabama · 1998
  5. Brooks v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Alabama · 2002

8 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.

Showing a preview — retrieve the full document via the Exa API.

Powered by the Exa API