Legal Opinion

Ward v. State Ex Rel. Goldsmith

Alabama Court of Appeals

Decided April 8, 1919No. 1 Div. 297PublishedCited by 8 opinions

Appeal from Circuit Court, Mobile County; Saffold Berney, Judge. Mandamus by the State, at the relation of M. I. Goldsmith, against A. G. Ward, as President of the Board of Revenue and Road Commissioners of Mobile County. From a judgment awarding a peremptory writ, the defendant appeals.

1Opinion of the CourtBricken, J.

This is an appeal from a judgment of the circuit court of Mobile county, awarding a peremptory writ of mandamus, requiring appellant to draw a warrant upon the county treasurer of Mobile county in favor of appellee.

The petition for the writ and the answer thereto set out all the facts relating to the issues involved here. In 1915 the Legislature passed an act amending sections 3264 and 3265 and repealing section 6647 of the Code of 1907 (Acts 1915, p. 707). Upon this act petitioner bases his claim for the writ prayed for. By the terms of this act .the sheriff of Mobile county is required to…

2Cases cited3 opinions

  1. Mann v. DardenSupreme Court of Alabama · 1911
  2. State ex rel. City of Mobile v. Board of R. & R. Com.Supreme Court of Alabama · 1913
  3. Southern Express Co. v. I. Brickman & Co.Supreme Court of Alabama · 1914

3Cited by8 opinions

  1. Department of Industrial Relations v. DrummondAlabama Court of Appeals · 1941
  2. Cook v. StateSupreme Court of Alabama · 1959
  3. Cole v. GullattSupreme Court of Alabama · 1941
  4. Jefferson County v. DockertyAlabama Court of Appeals · 1947
  5. Jefferson County v. O'GaraAlabama Court of Appeals · 1939

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