State ex rel. City of Mobile v. Board of R. & R. Com.
Supreme Court of Alabama
Appeal from Mobile City Court. Heard, before Hon. O. J. Semmes. Mandamus by the State of Alabama on relation of the City of Mobile against the Board of Revenue & Road Commissioners of Mobile County and. others. From a decree sustaining demurrer to the petition, petitioner appeals.
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Appeal from Mobile City Court. Heard, before Hon. O. J. Semmes. Mandamus by the State of Alabama on relation of the City of Mobile against the Board of Revenue & Road Commissioners of Mobile County and. others. From a decree sustaining demurrer to the petition, petitioner appeals. The petitioner alleges the fact that it is a municipal corporation, and that, in accordance with the terms of section 1, Local Acts 1907, p. 727, it became and was the duty of the board of revenue and road commissioners to keep in repair and maintain in good condition those streets and thoroughfares of the city of…
1Opinion of the CourtSayre, J.
By an act of August 2, 1907, it was provided: “That the entire control, management and supervision of public roads in the county of Mobile, and of all streets within the city of Mobile, south of and including Virginia street,” etc. (describing certain outlying area within the incorporated limits of the city of Mobile) “are hereby lodged and vested in the board of revenue and road commissioners of Mobile county and said board shall have full and complete authority to provide for the repair, maintenance and improvement of the same, and to that end may, in addition to the fund realized from the…
2Cases cited14 opinions
- Lindsay v. United States Savings & Loan Ass'nSupreme Court of Alabama · 1897
- Borman v. StateSupreme Court of Alabama · 1859
- Askew v. Hale CountySupreme Court of Alabama · 1875
- Davis v. StateSupreme Court of Alabama · 1880
- State ex rel. Meyer v. GreeneSupreme Court of Alabama · 1908
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3Cited by50 opinions
- Alabama State Federation of Labor v. McAdorySupreme Court of the United States · 1945
- Abramson v. HardSupreme Court of Alabama · 1934
- Ex parte JonasSupreme Court of Alabama · 1914
- Jefferson County v. BusbySupreme Court of Alabama · 1933
- Ex parte BozemanSupreme Court of Alabama · 1913
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