Legal Opinion
Yielding v. McCombs
Supreme Court of Alabama
Decided January 11, 1940No. 6 Div. 473PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
GARDNER, Justice.
At the time of the passage of the Jefferson County Civil Service Act, approved August 28, 1935 (General Acts 1935, page 691), Charles E. McCombs was serving in the capacity of chief deputy sheriff of said county under appointment of Sheriff Mc-Duff, having been so appointed January 15, 1935. Sheriff Smith succeeded McDuff, and duly qualified as sheriff of the county January 15, 1939, and thereafter removed McCombs from his position of chief deputy for a cause not involving moral turpitude.
McCombs attempted to exercise what he considered the option given him by the Civil…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- Evans v. LongSupreme Court of Alabama · 1933
- Chamblee v. JohnsonSupreme Court of Alabama · 1920
- Henry v. State Ex Rel. KempSupreme Court of Alabama · 1921
3Cited by5 opinions
- State Ex Rel. Hyland v. BaumhauerSupreme Court of Alabama · 1942
- City of Birmingham v. LeeSupreme Court of Alabama · 1950
- Stone v. State Ex Rel. O'ConnorAlabama Court of Appeals · 1942
- Jefferson County v. DockertySupreme Court of Alabama · 1947
- State Ex Rel. Mantell v. BaumhauerAlabama Court of Appeals · 1942