Legal Opinion
Bell v. the Birmingham News Co.
Court of Civil Appeals of Alabama
Decided February 6, 1991No. 2900052PublishedCited by 32 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
This case concerns an award of an attorney's fee by the trial court.
Appellants are members of the City Council of the City of Birmingham. The appellants scheduled a regular formal meeting for December 5, 1989. It was made known prior to the meeting that a president and president pro tempore of the council would be elected at the meeting and that the meeting would be closed. The Birmingham News Company (appellee) objected to the closed session and the appellants responded by announcing that the election would be held in open session. Ultimately, the elections were by secret ballot. The…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Hall v. ColeSupreme Court of the United States · 1973
- Reynolds v. First Alabama Bank of MontgomerySupreme Court of Alabama · 1985
- Brown v. StateSupreme Court of Alabama · 1990
- Fayette R. Barton, on Behalf of Himself and All Other Stockholders of Alabama By-Products Corporation, Inc. v. Drummond Company, a CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1981
- Miles v. Bank of HeflinSupreme Court of Alabama · 1977
3Cited by32 opinions
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- Ex Parte HornSupreme Court of Alabama · 1998
- State Bd. of Educ. v. WaldropSupreme Court of Alabama · 2002
- City of Birmingham v. HornSupreme Court of Alabama · 2001
- James v. Alabama Coalition for Equity, Inc.Supreme Court of Alabama · 1997
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