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Densmore v. City of Birmingham

Supreme Court of Alabama

Decided June 11, 1931No. 6 Div. 857PublishedCited by 16 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtFoster, J.

We are well committed to the principle in Alabama that a municipal corporation is liable for injuries caused by the' wrongful or negligent performance of its corporate or ministerial duties. City of Anniston v. Hillman, 220 Ala. 505, 126 So. 169; City of Bessemer v. Barnett, 212 Ala. 202, 102 So. 23; City of Selma v. Perkins, 68 Ala. 148; Smoot v. Mayor, etc., of Wetumpka, 24 Ala. 112; City of Bessemer v. Whaley, 187 Ala. 525, 65 So. 542.

We are just as well committed to the further principle that it is not liable for injuries caused by the wrongful or negligent performance of its governmental…

2Cases cited20 opinions

  1. Harris v. District of ColumbiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1921
  2. Cassidy v. City of St. JosephSupreme Court of Missouri · 1912
  3. City of Bessemer v. WhaleySupreme Court of Alabama · 1914
  4. Smoot v. Mayor of WetumpkaSupreme Court of Alabama · 1854
  5. City of Bessemer v. BarnettSupreme Court of Alabama · 1924

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3Cited by16 opinions

  1. Jackson v. City of FlorenceSupreme Court of Alabama · 1975
  2. Lauderdale County Board of Education v. AlexanderSupreme Court of Alabama · 1959
  3. City of Birmingham v. Hood-Mcpherson Realty Co.Supreme Court of Alabama · 1937
  4. Dorminey v. City of MontgomerySupreme Court of Alabama · 1936
  5. City of Decatur v. ParhamSupreme Court of Alabama · 1959

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