Legal Opinion

Sanders v. Court of County Commissioners

Supreme Court of Alabama

Decided November 15, 1897PublishedCited by 8 opinions

Appeal from the Circuit Court of Elmore. Tried before the Hon. N. E. Henson. The facts of the case are sufficiently stated in the opinion. ■ cited Irwin v. Mayor, 57 Ala. 6 ; Harrison v. Gordy, 57 Ala. 49 ; Williams v. State, 61 Ala. 33; Davis v.-State, 68 Ala. 58; Chambers County v. Lee County, 55 Ala. 534; Marengo Coimty v. Coleman, 55 Ala. 605 ; Askew v. Hale County, 54 Ala. 639 ; City Council v. Nat.

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Appeal from the Circuit Court of Elmore. Tried before the Hon. N. E. Henson. The facts of the case are sufficiently stated in the opinion. ■ cited Irwin v. Mayor, 57 Ala. 6 ; Harrison v. Gordy, 57 Ala. 49 ; Williams v. State, 61 Ala. 33; Davis v.-State, 68 Ala. 58; Chambers County v. Lee County, 55 Ala. 534; Marengo Coimty v. Coleman, 55 Ala. 605 ; Askew v. Hale County, 54 Ala. 639 ; City Council v. Nat. B. & L. Asso., 108 Ala. 336 ; Sadler v. Langham, 34 Ala. 311; Jones v. Black, 48 Ala. 540; Mayor v. Da.rgan, 45 Ala. 310 ; Mayor v. Stonewall Ins. Co., 53 Ala. 570; Quartlebaum v. State, 79…

1Opinion of the CourtColeman, J.

J. M. Sanders being the owner and holder of a valid registered claim against the fine and forfeiture fund of Elmore county, applied to the treasury of the said county for payment. The treasurer refused payment upon the ground that there were no funds subject to the payment of claims against the fine and forfeiture fund. He then applied to the court of county commissioners to make an appropriation from the general fund of the county to the fine and forfeiture fund in accordance with the act of the legislature adopted and approved February 18, 1895 (Acts, 1894-95, p. 731).„ *545The court of county…

2Cases cited4 opinions

  1. Ballentyne v. WickershamSupreme Court of Alabama · 1883
  2. Sessions v. BoykinSupreme Court of Alabama · 1884
  3. Palmer v. FittsSupreme Court of Alabama · 1874
  4. Brown v. ParrisSupreme Court of Alabama · 1890

3Cited by8 opinions

  1. State ex rel. Troy v. SmithSupreme Court of Alabama · 1914
  2. Board of Revenue v. KayserSupreme Court of Alabama · 1921
  3. State ex rel. City of Birmingham v. MillerSupreme Court of Alabama · 1909
  4. Fuqua v. City of MobileSupreme Court of Alabama · 1928
  5. Revenue & Road Commissioners v. State ex rel. CampbellSupreme Court of Alabama · 1909

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