Legal Opinion
City of Bessemer v. Huey
Supreme Court of Alabama
Decided May 17, 1945No. 6 Div. 338PublishedCited by 12 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
STAKELY, Justice.
This is an appeal from a decree overruling a demurrer to a bill of complaint in equity. The bill of complaint was filed by T. T. Huey (appellee) against the City of Bessemer, a municipal corporation, and Fred T. McClendon (appellants) to nullify and enjoin the performance of a lease made by the City of Bessemer to Fred T. McClendon of the City Hall Auditorium for use as a theatre.
The allegations of the bill of complaint in substance show the following: The complainant is a resident citizen and taxpayer of the City of Bessemer. The City of Bessemer has a City Hall in which is…
2Cases cited13 opinions
- Meriwether v. GarrettSupreme Court of the United States · 1880
- Coleman v. Town of EutawSupreme Court of Alabama · 1908
- Inge v. Board of Public Works of MobileSupreme Court of Alabama · 1902
- City of Eufaula v. McNabSupreme Court of Alabama · 1880
- Van Antwerp v. Board of Com'rsSupreme Court of Alabama · 1928
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3Cited by12 opinions
- Alford v. City of GadsdenSupreme Court of Alabama · 1977
- Rogers v. City of MobileSupreme Court of Alabama · 1964
- O'RORKE v. City of HomewoodSupreme Court of Alabama · 1970
- Island Equipment Land Co., a Corporation, and Pacific Retread, Inc., a Corporation v. Guam Economic Development Authority, a Public CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1973
- State Ex Rel. Austin v. City of MobileSupreme Court of Alabama · 1946
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