Legal Opinion
Houston County v. Covington
Supreme Court of Alabama
Decided January 23, 1937No. 4 Div. 913PublishedCited by 18 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
THOMAS, Justice.
The petition of W. F. Covington as amended, and the cross-petitions of the City of Dothan and the Town of Columbia were for declaratory judgments.
The submission for decree was upon Covington’s amended petition, cross-petitions of Dothan and Columbia as amended, the answers of Houston County, Towns of Webb, Gordon, Ashford, Cottonwood, and Madrid, and the agreements and admissions of attorneys representing the various parties.
The judgment was “that the Local Act of the Legislature of the State of Alabama, passed at the Extra Session of the Legislature in April, 1936, and which…
2Cases cited30 opinions
- Ballentyne v. WickershamSupreme Court of Alabama · 1883
- Ex parte PollardSupreme Court of Alabama · 1866
- Lindsay v. United States Savings & Loan Ass'nSupreme Court of Alabama · 1897
- Grimsley v. First Ave. Coal & Lumber Co.Supreme Court of Alabama · 1927
- Alabama State Bridge Corporation v. SmithSupreme Court of Alabama · 1928
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3Cited by18 opinions
- Dearborn v. JohnsonSupreme Court of Alabama · 1937
- Trailway Oil Company v. City of MobileSupreme Court of Alabama · 1960
- Gray v. JohnsonSupreme Court of Alabama · 1938
- Opinion of the JusticesSupreme Court of Alabama · 1947
- Opinion of the JusticesSupreme Court of Alabama · 2001
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