Legal Opinion
Head v. Hood
Supreme Court of Alabama
Decided March 25, 1926No. 6 Div. 534PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtSomerville, J.
The petition is filed under sections 2683 and 2684 of the Code of 1923 (sections 154 and 155, Code of 1852).
The scope of these statutory provisions, and the nature and limitations of the issues raised by a proceeding thereunder, were fully discussed and settled in the case of Thompson v. Holt, 52 Ala. 502, and the conclusions of law there stated were reaffirmed and applied in Chambers v. Stringer, 62 Ala. 596.
In Thompson v. Holt, supra, Chief Justice Brickell said:
“The commission of the Governor, whether granted on a certificate of election, or a certificate of vacancy, is the highest and…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Sprowl v. LawrenceSupreme Court of Alabama · 1859
- Moulton v. ReidSupreme Court of Alabama · 1875
- Thompson v. HoltSupreme Court of Alabama · 1875
- Casey v. BryceSupreme Court of Alabama · 1911
- Jackson v. State ex rel. TillmanSupreme Court of Alabama · 1904
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3Cited by7 opinions
- State Ex Rel. Wilkinson v. AllenSupreme Court of Alabama · 1929
- Henderson's Estate v. Commissioner of Internal RevenueCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1946
- Cosby v. MooreSupreme Court of Alabama · 1953
- Birmingham-Jefferson Civic Center Authority v. HoadleySupreme Court of Alabama · 1982
- Parrish v. FaulkSupreme Court of Alabama · 1974
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