Legal Opinion

Parrish v. Faulk

Supreme Court of Alabama

Decided December 5, 1974No. SC 969PublishedCited by 11 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

COLEMAN, Justice.

Plaintiff appeals from an adverse decree in action for declaratory judgment.

Plaintiff seeks to have Act No. 779, approved September 5, 1973, declared void because it is a local act and was not passed in accord with the provisions of Section 106 of the Constitution of 1901.

Act No. 779 creates the office of commissioner of licenses in Houston County and provides for the method of issuing all licenses except marriage licenses.

As here pertinent, Section 106 provides as follows:

“Sec. 106. No special, private, or local law shall be passed . . . unless notice of the intention to…

2Cases cited12 opinions

  1. Wallace v. Board of Revenue of Jefferson CountySupreme Court of Alabama · 1903
  2. State Ex Rel. Wilkinson v. AllenSupreme Court of Alabama · 1929
  3. First Nat. Bank v. SmithSupreme Court of Alabama · 1928
  4. Mayor of Ensley v. CohnSupreme Court of Alabama · 1907
  5. City of Uniontown v. State ex rel. GlassSupreme Court of Alabama · 1906

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3Cited by11 opinions

  1. Deputy Sheriffs Law Enforc. v. Mobile Cty.Supreme Court of Alabama · 1991
  2. Adam v. SHELBY COUNTY COM'NSupreme Court of Alabama · 1982
  3. Birmingham-Jefferson Civic Center Authority v. HoadleySupreme Court of Alabama · 1982
  4. Phalen v. BIRMINGHAM RACING COM'NSupreme Court of Alabama · 1985
  5. Costa v. SunnHawaii Supreme Court · 1982

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