Legal Opinion

City of Birmingham v. Smith

Supreme Court of Alabama

Decided May 8, 1987No. 85-154PublishedCited by 27 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

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This is an appeal from a judgment declaring unconstitutional §§ 11-42-40 through -88, Code 1975, under which the City of Birmingham attempted to annex territory, and voiding the results of the election held pursuant to those Code sections. The City of Irondale and seven individuals filed this action against the City of Birmingham and the Judge of Probate of Jefferson County. The City of Trussville intervened as a plaintiff. In addition to the constitutionality of…

2Cases cited30 opinions

  1. Baker v. CarrSupreme Court of the United States · 1962
  2. Yick Wo v. HopkinsSupreme Court of the United States · 1886
  3. Reynolds v. SimsSupreme Court of the United States · 1964
  4. Dunn v. BlumsteinSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
  5. Harper v. Virginia Board of ElectionsSupreme Court of the United States · 1966

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3Cited by27 opinions

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  2. State ex rel. Alabama Policy InstituteSupreme Court of Alabama · 2015
  3. State Ex Rel. Pryor v. MartinSupreme Court of Alabama · 1999
  4. Dionne v. Harless (In Re Harless)United States Bankruptcy Court, N.D. Alabama · 1995
  5. Ex Parte SpringerSupreme Court of Alabama · 1992

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