Legal Opinion

White v. Sims

Supreme Court of Alabama

Decided April 26, 1985No. 84-83PublishedCited by 19 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

This is an appeal from a summary judgment granted in favor of W.C. Sims, individually and as representative of a plaintiffs' class, and against defendants, James White, as Commissioner of Revenue for the State of Alabama; Annie Laurie Gunter, as Treasurer for the State of Alabama; Foster Weed as Tax Assessor of Covington County, Alabama; Margaret P. Bass, as Tax Collector of Covington County, Alabama; and William P. Smith, as Chairman of the County Commission of Covington County, Alabama.

The pertinent facts are as follows:

During the second special session, Alabama Legislature of 1978, Act No.…

2Cases cited7 opinions

  1. American Pipe & Construction Co. v. UtahSupreme Court of the United States · 1974
  2. Crown, Cork & Seal Co. v. ParkerSupreme Court of the United States · 1983
  3. Eagerton v. WilliamsSupreme Court of Alabama · 1983
  4. Chevalier v. Baird Savings Ass'nDistrict Court, E.D. Pennsylvania · 1976
  5. Appleton Electric Company v. Graves Truck Line, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1980

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3Cited by19 opinions

  1. Jolly v. Eli Lilly & Co.California Supreme Court · 1988
  2. Patterson v. Gladwin Corp.Supreme Court of Alabama · 2002
  3. Tigg v. Pirelli Tire Corp.Tennessee Supreme Court · 2007
  4. Burdeshaw v. WhiteSupreme Court of Alabama · 1991
  5. Cutler v. Orkin Exterminating Co., Inc.Supreme Court of Alabama · 2000

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