Legal Opinion

Henry v. Wilson

Supreme Court of Alabama

Decided December 3, 1931No. 6 Div. 55PublishedCited by 28 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtAnderson, C. J.

Section 106 of the Constitution of 1901 requires that no local, special, or private law shall be passed on any subject without giving the notice as there prescribed, and makes it the mandatory duty of the courts to pronounce the same void if the journals do not affirmatively show that it was passed in accordance with the provision of the section.

Section 110 of the .Constitution says: “A general law within the meaning of this article is a law which applies to the whole state; a local law is a law which applies to any political subdivision or subdivisions of the state less than the whole; a…

2Cases cited8 opinions

  1. State Ex Rel. Brooks v. GullattSupreme Court of Alabama · 1923
  2. State ex rel. Collman v. PittsSupreme Court of Alabama · 1909
  3. State ex rel. Covington v. ThompsonSupreme Court of Alabama · 1904
  4. Board of Revenue v. HueySupreme Court of Alabama · 1916
  5. Birmingham Electric Co. v. HarrySupreme Court of Alabama · 1926

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3Cited by28 opinions

  1. Hollywood, Inc. v. ClarkSupreme Court of Florida · 1943
  2. Jefferson County v. BusbySupreme Court of Alabama · 1933
  3. Ward v. State Ex Rel. LeaSupreme Court of Alabama · 1932
  4. Shaw v. FoxCourt of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1932
  5. State Ex Rel. Welsh v. DarlingSupreme Court of Iowa · 1933

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