Legal Opinion

Griffith v. City of Birmingham

Alabama Court of Appeals

Decided November 14, 1948No. 6 Div. 643PublishedCited by 2 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

CARR, Judge.

The defendant in the lower court was adjudged guilty of violating Ordinance Number 567-F of the City of Birmingham.

No assignments of error appear in the record on this appeal.

In numerous cases our appellate courts have 'held that proceedings for violations of misdemeanor ordinances of municipalities are quasi-criminal in nature and on appeal are governed by the rules applicable to civil appeals. Title 15, Sec. 389, Code 1940, has no application in the case at bar. Casteel v. City of Decatur, 215 Ala. 4, 109 So. 571; Gentle v. City of Huntsville, 26 Ala.App. 374, 160 So. 273;…

2Cases cited3 opinions

  1. Casteel v. City of DecaturSupreme Court of Alabama · 1926
  2. Casteel v. City of DecaturAlabama Court of Appeals · 1926
  3. Gentle v. City of HuntsvilleAlabama Court of Appeals · 1935

3Cited by2 opinions

  1. Parks v. City of MontgomeryAlabama Court of Appeals · 1957
  2. Terry v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Alabama · 1982

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