Legal Opinion

State v. Jefferson County Board of Education

Supreme Court of Alabama

Decided April 4, 1968No. 6 Div. 197, 197 A, B & CPublishedCited by 5 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

LIVINGSTON, Chief Justice.

This is a condemnation proceeding instituted by the State of Alabama to acquire certain school lands owned by the Jefferson County Board of Education for the purpose of building a public highway.

On November 20, 1962, the State of Alabama (State) filed a verified application in the Probate Court of Jefferson County, Alabama, against the Jefferson County Board of Education (Board) to condemn for use as a public highway 18.36 acres or 43.27% of the 42.43 acre campus of Shades Valley High School. The campus was, and for years past had been, subject and devoted to public…

2Cases cited14 opinions

  1. State v. DunlapSupreme Court of Alabama · 1966
  2. United States v. The Board of Education of the County of Mineral, in the Matter of United States of America v. 3.99 Acres of Land, More or Less, Situate in Mineral County, West Virginia, the Board of Education of the County of Mineral, Etc.Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1958
  3. State v. Waco Independent School DistrictCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1963
  4. Louisville & Nashville R. R. v. Western Union Telegraph Co.Supreme Court of Alabama · 1915
  5. Bd. of Ed. of Morristown v. PalmerNew Jersey Superior Court Appellate Division · 1965

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3Cited by5 opinions

  1. Reorganized School District No. 2 v. Missouri Pacific RailroadMissouri Court of Appeals · 1973
  2. STATE BY AND THROUGH ALA. STATE DOCKS v. AtkinsSupreme Court of Alabama · 1983
  3. Standard Oil Co. v. StateSupreme Court of Alabama · 1971
  4. Mobile Housing Board v. BrookSupreme Court of Alabama · 1970
  5. State of Ala. Highway Dept. v. NewtonCourt of Civil Appeals of Alabama · 1984

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