Espalla v. Mobile County
Supreme Court of Alabama
Certiorari to Court of Appeals. Action by Joseph Espalla, Jr., against the County of Mobile. , Judgment for defendant, and plaintiff appealed to- Court of Appeals, where judgment was reversed and remanded (73 South. 7611), anjl the County of Mobile petitions for certiorari.
1Opinion of the CourtMayfield, J.
The question of law involved on this application • for certiorari is, whether or not| a county is liable to a member of its county board of equalization as for services rendered, as a member of such board, during the month of August, 1916, for hearing' complaints of property owners. The question can he answered correctly only by a proper construction of the statute (Acts 1915. pp. 386-413 et seq.), among other things, creating county boards of equalization, fixing the terms of office and tha duties of same, and providing for compensation to the members for services rendered as such members.…
2Cases cited2 opinions
- Torbert v. Hale CountySupreme Court of Alabama · 1901
- Espalla v. Mobile CountyAlabama Court of Appeals · 1916
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