Legal Opinion
City of Prichard v. Balzer
Supreme Court of Alabama
Decided April 20, 2012No. 1100950PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
WISE, Justice.
The United States District Court for the Southern District of Alabama, Southern Division (“the federal district court”), has certified to this Court the following question pursuant to Rule 18, Ala. R.App. P.:
“Whether Ala.Code § 11-81-3 (1975) (as amended) requires that an Alabama municipality have refunding or funding bond indebtedness as a condition of eligibility to proceed under Chapter 9 of Title 11 of the United States Code?”
We answer this question in the negative.
7. Factual Background
The following background information presented by the federal district court will be…
2Cases cited12 opinions
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- Ex Parte WaddailSupreme Court of Alabama · 2001
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