Legal Opinion
Bank of Heflin v. Miles
Supreme Court of Alabama
Decided August 21, 1975No. SC 1026PublishedCited by 33 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
■ FAULKNER, Justice.
The questions for decision in the instant case are whether or not stockholders are entitled to examine all of the records of the Bank of Heflin when demand has been made as required, and whether or not the extraordinary writ of mandamus should issue in this case. We grant the writ.
M. M. Miles wrote two letters, dated 12 and 19 August, 1974, to the Bank of Heflin, requesting an unlimited inspection of the books and records of the Bank. The second letter alleged one or more proper purposes for an inspection: to ascertain whether any action had been taken contrary to the best…
2Cases cited14 opinions
- Ex Parte WeissingerSupreme Court of Alabama · 1945
- Ex parte WattersSupreme Court of Alabama · 1913
- Foster v. WhiteSupreme Court of Alabama · 1888
- Bozeman v. DillardSupreme Court of Alabama · 1925
- Otis-Hidden Company v. ScheirichCourt of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1920
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3Cited by33 opinions
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- Bank of Heflin, an Alabama Banking Corporation v. M. M. Miles, Jack R. Wood and Jacqueline S. WoodCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1980
- Miles v. Bank of HeflinSupreme Court of Alabama · 1977
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