Legal Opinion
Coffee County v. Spurlin
Supreme Court of Alabama
Decided December 16, 1943No. 4 Div. 297PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
STAKELY, Justice.
This is a proceeding for condemnation of land for a public highway. The question is presented as to what effect, if any, war conditions, which prevent completion of the project according to plan, should have on the rights of the parties.
On December 10, 1941, Coffee County instituted the proceedings in .the Probate Court of Coffee County. Among the property owners named in the petition was J. R. Spurlin. In due course the court appointed commissioners to assess damages and compensation for the owners of the property. The commissioners reported no damage to J. R. Spurlin.…
2Cases cited10 opinions
- Watts, Watts & Co. v. Unione Austriaca Di NavigazioneSupreme Court of the United States · 1918
- Penticost v. MasseySupreme Court of Alabama · 1919
- McRea v. Marion CountySupreme Court of Alabama · 1931
- Pickens County v. JordanSupreme Court of Alabama · 1940
- Franklin Fire Ins. Co. v. SlatonSupreme Court of Alabama · 1941
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3Cited by8 opinions
- Morgan County v. HillSupreme Court of Alabama · 1952
- Lee v. GidleySupreme Court of Alabama · 1949
- Pike County v. WhittingtonSupreme Court of Alabama · 1955
- State v. StonerSupreme Court of Alabama · 1960
- Dodd v. StateSupreme Court of Alabama · 1948
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