Legal Opinion
City of Birmingham v. Wilkinson
Supreme Court of Alabama
Decided March 7, 1940No. 6 Div. 557PublishedCited by 12 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BOULDIN, Justice.
Action against the City of Birmingham to recover an attorney’s fee stipulated in a contract for defending an injunction suit. There was' judgment for plaintiff. The city appeals.
The pleadings are voluminous. Elaborate briefs deal with rulings presented in assignments of error.
We deal with principles of law limiting a statement of the case to matters deemed essential to a discussion of the applicable law of the case.
The governing body of the City of Birmingham is a City Commission, composed of three members, a president of the commission and two associate commissioners. The…
2Cases cited9 opinions
- Yeilding v. State Ex Rel. WilkinsonSupreme Court of Alabama · 1936
- Lyddy v. . Long Island CityNew York Court of Appeals · 1887
- Pilcher v. City of DothanSupreme Court of Alabama · 1922
- Fitts v. Commission of City of BirminghamSupreme Court of Alabama · 1932
- Mayor of East Lake v. De VoreSupreme Court of Alabama · 1910
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3Cited by12 opinions
- Ex Parte City of BirminghamSupreme Court of Alabama · 1993
- Jordan v. City of MobileSupreme Court of Alabama · 1954
- State ex rel. Donaldson v. AlfredOhio Supreme Court · 1993
- City of Montgomery v. CollinsSupreme Court of Alabama · 1978
- City of Birmingham v. LeeSupreme Court of Alabama · 1950
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