Legal Opinion

ETOWAH BAPTIST ASS'N. v. Entrekin

Supreme Court of Alabama

Decided March 15, 2010No. 1080168PublishedCited by 9 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

PARKER, Justice.

This is an appeal by the Etowah Baptist Association (“EBA”) from an order of the Etowah Circuit Court denying the EBA’s motion to intervene in a declaratory-judgment action concerning the licensing of organizations to conduct bingo games in Etowah County. Because we conclude that the circuit court had no jurisdiction over the declaratory-judgment action, we dismiss the appeal.

Background

On September 9, 2008, the sheriff of Etowah County, Todd Entrekin (“the sheriff’), filed a declaratory-judgment action naming as defendants Coosa Entertainment Group, LLC (“Coosa”), and CBS…

2Cases cited21 opinions

  1. Ex Parte SmithSupreme Court of Alabama · 1983
  2. Stamps v. Jefferson County Bd. of Educ.Supreme Court of Alabama · 1994
  3. Creola Land Dev., Inc. v. Bentbrooke Housing, LLCSupreme Court of Alabama · 2002
  4. Baldwin County v. Bay MinetteSupreme Court of Alabama · 2003
  5. State Ex Rel. Baxley v. JohnsonSupreme Court of Alabama · 1974

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3Cited by9 opinions

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