Johnson v. Craft
Supreme Court of Alabama
Appeal from Circuit Court, Montgomery County; Walter B. Jones, Judge. Bill by A. M. Johnson, Jr., against John Craft and others constituting the Alabama State Highway Commission, to enjoin the issuance of the good roads bonds. From a decree overruling demurrers to the bill, ,.pomXJlainant appeals'. Statement of the Case.
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Appeal from Circuit Court, Montgomery County; Walter B. Jones, Judge. Bill by A. M. Johnson, Jr., against John Craft and others constituting the Alabama State Highway Commission, to enjoin the issuance of the good roads bonds. From a decree overruling demurrers to the bill, ,.pomXJlainant appeals'. Statement of the Case. This bill, filed by a citizen of Montgomery county, a taxpayer and automobile owner, seeks injunctive relief to restrain the State Highway Commission and its members and agents from observing and giving effect to what is commonly called and known as the road bond amendment to…
1Opinion of the Court
[EDITORS' NOTE: THIS PAGE CONTAINS HEADNOTES. HEADNOTES ARE NOT AN OFFICIAL PRODUCT OF THE COURT, THEREFORE THEY ARE NOT DISPLAYED.] [EDITORS' NOTE: THIS PAGE CONTAINS HEADNOTES. HEADNOTES ARE NOT AN OFFICIAL PRODUCT OF THE COURT, THEREFORE THEY ARE NOT DISPLAYED.] McCLELLAN, J., after stating the case, delivered the opinion of the court.
The first objection directed against the "road bond amendment" is that by the act purporting to submit the proposed amendment to the electorate, the Legislature expressly undertook, through section 4, to delegate to the Governor the power to fix the date on…
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