Commissioners Court v. Holland
Supreme Court of Alabama
Appeal from Henry Circuit Court. Heard before Hon. M. Sollie. .'Petition by Thomas Holland and others for certiorari to review and quash a judgment or order of the Commissioners’ Court of Henry County establishing a stock law district. Prom a judgment quashing the order, respondents appeal.
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Appeal from Henry Circuit Court. Heard before Hon. M. Sollie. .'Petition by Thomas Holland and others for certiorari to review and quash a judgment or order of the Commissioners’ Court of Henry County establishing a stock law district. Prom a judgment quashing the order, respondents appeal. The amended returns to the writ showed all the jurisdictional facts, and the court erred in quashing the judgment of the Commissioners’ Court. — Lowndes County v. Hearn, 59 Ala. 373; Cray v. So. Ry., 116 Ala. 654, and cases cited. All jurisdictional facts must appear, as this is a court of limited and…
1Opinion of the CourtSomerville, J.
The appeal is from a judgment rendered by the circuit court quashing a certain order and judgment of the commissioners’ court of Henry county establishing a stock law district in beat 2 of that county, on a certiorari sued out by appellees. The petition for certiorari and supersedeas, with the order of the circuit judge indorsed thereon, was filed on January 24, 1910, and on the same day the appropriate writs were issued by the clerk to the several members of the commissioners’ court. On February 4, 1910, the probate judge certified the proceedings in question to the circuit court.
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2Cases cited4 opinions
- Mayfield v. Court of County Com. Tuscaloosa CountySupreme Court of Alabama · 1906
- Commissioners Court v. HearneSupreme Court of Alabama · 1877
- Leinkauff & Strauss v. Tuskaloosa Sale & Advancing Co.Supreme Court of Alabama · 1894
- Bryan v. Streeter & SmithersSupreme Court of Alabama · 1876
3Cited by9 opinions
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- Lipscomb v. Bessemer Board of EducationSupreme Court of Alabama · 1952
- Edwards v. Bibb County Board of CommissionersSupreme Court of Alabama · 1915
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