Legal Opinion
Williams v. Knight
Supreme Court of Alabama
Decided June 4, 1936No. 8 Div. 731PublishedCited by 30 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
THOMAS, Justice.
This case was dismissed on first appeal for failure to perfect the appeal against necessary parties. Williams, Superintendent of Banks, et al. v. Knight, 232 Ala. 206, 167 So. 284.
The cause was submitted on motion and on merits.
The effect of our statute and decisions is, that an appeal taken more than six months after a final decree deprives this court of jurisdiction to hear and determine the questions presented on the trial. A belated appeal will be disposed of here by its dismissal. Section 6127, Code; Boshell v. Phillips, 207 Ala. 628, 93 So. 576. It is further declared…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Boshell v. Phillips.Supreme Court of Alabama · 1922
- Zaner v. ThrowerSupreme Court of Alabama · 1919
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- Van Schaick v. GoodwynSupreme Court of Alabama · 1935
- Hamilton v. JamesSupreme Court of Alabama · 1936
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3Cited by30 opinions
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