Legal Opinion
State Ex Rel. Bland v. St. John
Supreme Court of Alabama
Decided March 26, 1943No. 6 Div. 122PublishedCited by 19 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
THOMAS, Justice.
This is a quo warranto proceeding under Code 1940, Chapter 33, Title 7, Sections 1133-1146, to oust the temporary acting solicitor of Cullman County, appointed by Governor Dixon on December 22, 1942. Petitioner seeks to establish his right to this office. He was appointed by Governor Sparks on January 25, 1943, to fill the vacancy which occurred when Mr. Joe V. Knight, the duly elected and qualified solicitor (after taking the oath of office), certified in writing to Governor Sparks that he desired to avail himself of the provisions of the Act of November 20, 1942, and…
2Cases cited32 opinions
- Butchers' Benevolent Ass'n v. Crescent City Live-Stock Landing & Slaughter-House Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1873
- United States v. MacIntoshSupreme Court of the United States · 1931
- Hunter v. Colfax Consolidated Coal Co.Supreme Court of Iowa · 1915
- Sarlls, City Clerk v. State, Ex Rel.Indiana Supreme Court · 1929
- Shepherd v. SartainSupreme Court of Alabama · 1913
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3Cited by19 opinions
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