Legal Opinion

Sexton v. State

Supreme Court of Alabama

Decided June 6, 1940No. 5 Div. 325PublishedCited by 12 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

KNIGHT, Justice.

This case comes before us on petition for writ of certiorari by the State, on relation of the Attorney General, to review and revise the opinion and judgment of the Court of Appeals in the case of Tom Sexton v. State, 196 So. 742. The writ must be denied.

In view of the fact that there may be another trial of this case in the circuit court, we deem it proper to here say, that we do not approve what is said in the opinion of the Court of Appeals with reference to there being a difference in legal meaning between a “highway” and a “public highway.” The distinction attempted to be…

2Cases cited7 opinions

  1. Schlesinger v. City of AtlantaSupreme Court of Georgia · 1925
  2. Southern Railway Co. v. CombsSupreme Court of Georgia · 1906
  3. State Ex Rel. McMaster v. District CourtMontana Supreme Court · 1927
  4. Omaha & Council Bluffs Street Railway Co. v. City of OmahaNebraska Supreme Court · 1926
  5. Sexton v. StateAlabama Court of Appeals · 1940

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3Cited by12 opinions

  1. United States v. Kenneth L. KilizCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1982
  2. Lunceford v. City of NorthportCourt of Criminal Appeals of Alabama · 1988
  3. Smith v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Alabama · 1989
  4. Ex Parte Town of Gulf ShoresCourt of Criminal Appeals of Alabama · 1982
  5. State Ex Rel. Herman v. CardonArizona Supreme Court · 1976

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