Legal Opinion
Byrd v. Sorrells
Supreme Court of Alabama
Decided January 10, 1957No. 4 Div. 828PublishedCited by 16 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
LAWSON, Justice.
This suit was instituted in the circuit court of Geneva County, in equity, pursuant to the provisions of §§ 361-368 of the Agricultural Adjustment Act of 1938, sometimes referred to hereafter as the Act. 52 Stat. 62-64, 7 U.S.C.A. §§ 1361-1368.
Under the Act, supra, quotas in each county are allotted by a County Committee elected by the farmers in the county. For the year 1954 the Geneva County Committee fixed the peanut acreage allotment for the farm of Buford G. Sorrells at 9.3 acres. Sorrells being dissatisfied with the allotment sought and obtained a review by the…
2Cases cited12 opinions
- Ex parte Elyton Land Co.Supreme Court of Alabama · 1893
- Ex parte JonasSupreme Court of Alabama · 1914
- Hayes v. HayesSupreme Court of Alabama · 1915
- Matter of Colonial Liquor Distributors v. O'ConnellNew York Court of Appeals · 1946
- Kimbrough v. DickinsonSupreme Court of Alabama · 1949
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3Cited by16 opinions
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- Dunn v. ALABAMA ST. UNIV. BD. OF TRUSTEESSupreme Court of Alabama · 1993
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