State Ex Rel. Griswold v. Lea
Supreme Court of Alabama
1Opinion of the Court
The citizen's petition (Code, 1907, § 5453; Montgomery v. State ex rel. Enslen, 107 Ala. 372, 18 So. 157; State ex rel. Vandiver v. Burke, Judge, 175 Ala. 561, 57 So. 870; State ex rel. Barrick v. Davidson, 208 Ala. 157, 93 So. 870) is quo warranto, testing the constitutionality of the act of August 29, 1923, "to establish [in the territory indicated] * * * the Birmingham court of common claims." Section 1 of act.
The title of the act is:
"To establish an inferior statutory court to be called the Birmingham court of common claims; to provide for the judges, clerks, and other officers, their…
2Cases cited21 opinions
- Ballentyne v. WickershamSupreme Court of Alabama · 1883
- Montgomery v. State ex rel. EnslenSupreme Court of Alabama · 1894
- State ex rel. Knox v. DillardSupreme Court of Alabama · 1916
- State ex rel. Vandiver v. BurkeSupreme Court of Alabama · 1911
- State ex rel. Clarke v. CarterSupreme Court of Alabama · 1911
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3Cited by6 opinions
- State Ex Rel. Wilkinson v. AllenSupreme Court of Alabama · 1929
- Tayloe v. DavisSupreme Court of Alabama · 1924
- Birmingham-Jefferson Civic Center Authority v. HoadleySupreme Court of Alabama · 1982
- Parrish v. FaulkSupreme Court of Alabama · 1974
- State Ex Rel. Harmon v. MurphySupreme Court of Alabama · 1924
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