Legal Opinion

Peacock v. Houston County Bd. of Educ.

Court of Civil Appeals of Alabama

Decided August 26, 1994No. AV93000395PublishedCited by 5 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Jerry Peacock sued the Houston County School Board in the Houston County Circuit Court, seeking declaratory relief. The trial court found for the Board, and Peacock appeals. We reverse.

The trial court heard the evidence in this case ore tenus. Therefore, the court's findings of fact will not be disturbed on appeal unless they were clearly erroneous or manifestly unjust. Leslie v. Pine Crest Homes, Inc., 388 So.2d 178 (Ala. 1980).

Jerry Peacock had been employed by the Houston County Board of Education from the beginning of the 1981-82 school year to the present, as a building construction…

2Cases cited6 opinions

  1. Sterling Oil of Oklahoma, Inc. v. PackSupreme Court of Alabama · 1973
  2. Nelda A. Parker v. Otis R. Bowen, Secretary of Health and Human Services, Autry R. Hand v. Otis R. Bowen, Secretary of Health and Human ServicesCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1986
  3. Alabama Medicaid Agency v. BEVERLY ENT.Court of Civil Appeals of Alabama · 1987
  4. Leslie v. Pine Crest Homes, Inc.Supreme Court of Alabama · 1980
  5. Alabama Precast Products, Inc. v. State, Department of RevenueCourt of Civil Appeals of Alabama · 1976

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3Cited by5 opinions

  1. Ex Parte Bd. of School Com'rs of Mobile Co.Supreme Court of Alabama · 2001
  2. P.Y.W. v. G.U.W.Court of Civil Appeals of Alabama · 2003
  3. Hamilton v. Alabama Department of Postsecondary EducationCourt of Civil Appeals of Alabama · 2009
  4. Monroe County Board of Education v. K.B.Court of Civil Appeals of Alabama · 2010
  5. Jackson v. Alabama Board of AdjustmentCourt of Civil Appeals of Alabama · 2014

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