Agee v. Cate
Supreme Court of Alabama
Appeal from Jefferson Circuit Court. Heard before Hon. John C. Pugh. Application by T. M. Cate to compel W. G. Agee and others, members of the Excise Commission of Jefferson county, to issue petitioner a certificate, authorizing the issue of liquor license to him for the year 1912. From a judgment awarding the writ, respondents appeal.
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Appeal from Jefferson Circuit Court. Heard before Hon. John C. Pugh. Application by T. M. Cate to compel W. G. Agee and others, members of the Excise Commission of Jefferson county, to issue petitioner a certificate, authorizing the issue of liquor license to him for the year 1912. From a judgment awarding the writ, respondents appeal. Counsel discuss the appeal on its merits with citations of authority, but in view of the opinion it is not deemed necessary to here set them out. Counsel discuss the appeal on its merits with citations of authority, but in view of the opinion it is not deemed…
1Opinion of the CourtSayre, J.
This case originated in an application to the circuit court of Jefferson county for a writ of mandamus to compel the excise commission of that *523county to issue a certificate to the probate judge which would entitle petitioner to a renewal of his license as a wholesale liquor dealer for the year 1912. Issues of fact were formed, tried by a jury, and decided in favor of the petitioner,, appellee. On appeal, the case was submitted in this court on November 26, 1912. Nothing was said in respect to the nature of the questions involved, and we did not become acquainted with them until Ave took up…
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