Legal Opinion
City of Dothan v. Dale County Commission
Supreme Court of Alabama
Decided December 18, 1975No. SC 1391PublishedCited by 25 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BLOODWORTH, Justice.
The City of Dothan appeals from a final order of the Probate Court of Dale County, dismissing Dothan’s request to call an annexation election [pursuant to the provisions of Tit. 37, § 138 et seq., Code of Alabama 1940 (Recomp. 1958)] to annex lands in Dale County, including the Dothan Municipal Airport. We reverse and remand.
The circumstances under which the instant controversy aróse had their origin in a meeting of the Board of City Commissioners of Dothan on September 20, 1974. At that meeting, two resolutions were passed which are significant for purposes of the instant…
2Cases cited7 opinions
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- City of Burlingame v. County of San MateoCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1949
- Tovey v. City of CharlestonSupreme Court of South Carolina · 1961
- State Ex Rel. City of Birmingham v. City of Tarrant CitySupreme Court of Alabama · 1975
- Chadwick v. Town of HammondvilleSupreme Court of Alabama · 1960
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3Cited by25 opinions
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- City of Birmingham v. Community Fire DistrictSupreme Court of Alabama · 1976
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