Ex parte Louisville & Nashville R. R.
Supreme Court of Alabama
Certiorari in Supreme Court. Petition by tbe Louisville & Nashville Railroad Company to review by certiorari the decision of the Court of Appeals of Alabama in the case of J. J. Williams against the Louisville & Nashville Railroad Company.
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Certiorari in Supreme Court. Petition by tbe Louisville & Nashville Railroad Company to review by certiorari the decision of the Court of Appeals of Alabama in the case of J. J. Williams against the Louisville & Nashville Railroad Company. Writ awarded, and the judgment of the court of appeals The rule requiring that all prior and contemporaneous negotiations and agreements concerning the making of a contract to be construed and read with reference to each other, applies to bills of lading as to other contracts, and in the absence of fraud or mistake, it is conclusively presumed that the oral…
1Opinion of the CourtAnderson, J.
Section 140 of the Constitution of 1901 says: “Except in cases othenvise directed in this Constitution, the Supreme Court shall have appellate jurisdiction only, Avhich shall be coextensive with the state, under such restrictions and regulations, not repugnant to this Constitution, as may from time to time be prescribed by Irav, except <where jurisdiction over appeals is vested in some inferior court, and made final therein; provided that the Supreme Court shall have poAver to issue Avrits of injunction, habeas corpus, quo Avarranto and such remedial and original writs as may be necessary to…
2Cases cited20 opinions
- Branson v. StudabakerIndiana Supreme Court · 1892
- Northern Pacific Railway Co. v. American Trading Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1904
- People v. RichmondSupreme Court of Colorado · 1891
- Steele v. TownsendSupreme Court of Alabama · 1861
- Miller v. JonesSupreme Court of Alabama · 1885
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3Cited by48 opinions
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- Ex Parte Alabama Textile Products CorporationSupreme Court of Alabama · 1942
- State v. ParrishSupreme Court of Alabama · 1941
- Loyd v. StateSupreme Court of Alabama · 1966
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