Legal Opinion
Limestone County v. Montgomery
Supreme Court of Alabama
Decided March 9, 1933No. 8 Div. 471PublishedCited by 19 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
FOSTER, Justice.
It is not necessary for the purposes of this case that we consider whether the rule of sovereign right to a preference which the state has extends to a claim by a county against an insolvent bank in liquidation after the county funds have been separated from those of the state and deposited in such bank to its credit, for we have held that such right does not in any event exist when the deposit was made pursuant to valid legal authority. Green, Sup’t v. City of Homewood, 222 Ala. 225, 131 So. 897; Montgomery, Sup’t, v. Sparks (Ala.) 142 So. 769. So that if the bank was…
2Cases cited15 opinions
- Alabama State Bridge Corporation v. SmithSupreme Court of Alabama · 1928
- County of Divide v. BairdNorth Dakota Supreme Court · 1926
- Veterans' Welfare Board v. JordanCalifornia Supreme Court · 1922
- Patrick v. RileyCalifornia Supreme Court · 1930
- Garland v. Board of RevenueSupreme Court of Alabama · 1888
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3Cited by19 opinions
- Almond v. DaySupreme Court of Virginia · 1956
- Fidelity Casualty Co. of New York v. JacksSupreme Court of Alabama · 1936
- State Ex Rel. McQueen v. BrandonSupreme Court of Alabama · 1943
- Montgomery v. City of AthensSupreme Court of Alabama · 1934
- Barnes v. ClarkSupreme Court of Alabama · 1933
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