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Ex Parte Courson

Alabama Court of Appeals

Decided November 18, 1919No. 5 Div. 316PublishedCited by 1 opinion

Application by Tom M. Courson for writ of prohibition restraining the circuit court of Russell county from enforcing a certain judgment. The judgment was void, and petitioner is without remedy, except by the writ prayed for. Acts 1915, p. 703 ; 61 Ala. 399; 2 Ala. App. 265, 56 South. 50; 156 Ala. 630, 46 South. S54; 129 Ala. 305, 30 South. 574 ; 143 Ala. 1, 39 South. 318; 157 Ala. 398, 47 South. 569 ; 6 Ala.

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Application by Tom M. Courson for writ of prohibition restraining the circuit court of Russell county from enforcing a certain judgment. The judgment was void, and petitioner is without remedy, except by the writ prayed for. Acts 1915, p. 703 ; 61 Ala. 399; 2 Ala. App. 265, 56 South. 50; 156 Ala. 630, 46 South. S54; 129 Ala. 305, 30 South. 574 ; 143 Ala. 1, 39 South. 318; 157 Ala. 398, 47 South. 569 ; 6 Ala. App. 234, 60 South. 559; 60 Ala. 650. The action of the court was entirely regular, and its judgment valid. 189 Ala. 307, 66 South. 651; 135’ Ala. 70, 33 South. 657; 162 Ala. 19, 50…

1Per curiam

This is an application filed in behalf of Tom M. Courson to prohibit and restrain the circuit court of Russell county, Ala., and its officials from enforcing or attempting to enforce a judgment of sentence entered against the' petitioner nunc pfo tunc on the 4th day of July, 1919. At the October term, 1917, of the circuit court of Russell county a judgment was duly entered on the minutes of said court whereby the petitioner was required to pay a fine of $50 and costs of prosecution. From this judgment an appeal was taken to this court. Subsequent to the taking of the appeal petitioner paid…

2Cases cited3 opinions

  1. Wynn v. McCraneySupreme Court of Alabama · 1908
  2. De Bardeleben v. StateAlabama Court of Appeals · 1918
  3. Palmer v. StateAlabama Court of Appeals · 1911

3Cited by1 opinion

  1. Gardner v. StateAlabama Court of Appeals · 1926

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