Parker v. Hilliard

This is an appeal from a trial court's dismissal of a complaint that sought a court order setting aside the appointment of a member to the Birmingham Horse Racing Commission and the subsequent certification of that appointment.1

The sole issue presented is whether the appointing authority followed the statutory mandate for appointing a successor commissioner to succeed one whose term was expiring.

On May 9, 1989, State Senators John E. Amari, James R. Bennett, William Cabaniss, and McArthur D. Parsons, members of the Jefferson County senate delegation, attended a meeting called by Mayor Richard…