City of Selma v. United States

FAULKNER, Justice.

Pursuant to ARAP Rule 18, the United States District Court for the Southern .District of Alabama has requested this Court to answer a question of law which that court deemed determinative of an action before it on which there is no clear controlling precedent in the decisions of the Supreme Court of Alabama.

The complaint and exhibits to the complaint referred to in the certificate are not made a part of this opinion.

In support of the certificate, the Federal District Court submitted the following facts:

“1. THE STYLE OF THE CASE:

THE CITY OF SELMA, a municipal corporation,

Plain…