Douglass v. City Council
Supreme Court of Alabama
Appeal from Montgomery- Cliancery Court. Heard before the Hon. W. L. Parks. Bill in equity by James Douglass against the city council of Montgomery and others to have declared void certain ordinances of the city authorizing the use of a park in said city by the defendant railroad companies, and for injunction. James Douglass having died pending the suit, it Avas revived in the name of his executors and devisees. The opinion states the case on the point decided.
1Opinion of the CourtSharpe, J.
— This, case was here on a former appeal from a decree which upon motions made by the defendants, had dissolved the injunction and -dismissed the bill. The decree was reversed, this court holding for reasons definitely stated in the opinion rendered, that, the hill was not without equity and that the injunction should have been retained. — Douglass v. City Council of Montgomery, 118 Ala. 599.
After its remandment, the original complainant having died, the cause was revived in the name of his executors and devisees who filed an amendment to the bill showing the right in which they appeared in…
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- Douglass v. City CouncilSupreme Court of Alabama · 1897
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