Legal Opinion
Mass Appraisal Services, Inc. v. Carmichael
Supreme Court of Alabama
Decided June 22, 1979No. 78-275PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Mass. Appraisal Services seeks a writ of mandamus and/or prohibition to the Honorable Judge Perry O. Hooper of the Circuit Court of Montgomery County. Judge Hooper entered an order in two consolidated cases awarding attorneys' fees and staying further proceedings until those fees were paid. Mass. Appraisal asserts that Judge Hooper was without authority in this instance to award attorneys' fees. We agree and grant the writ conditionally.
In 1972 Mass. Appraisal (formerly Hunnicutt Associates, Inc.) and Bernard Carmichael entered into a contract to perform mass real estate appraisals.…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- State Ex Rel. Payne v. Empire Life Ins. Co.Supreme Court of Alabama · 1977
- Evans v. Insurance Co. of North AmericaSupreme Court of Alabama · 1977
- Cincinnati Ins. Co. v. City of TalladegaSupreme Court of Alabama · 1977
- Parker v. Jefferson County CommissionSupreme Court of Alabama · 1977
- Opinion of the Clerk, Supreme Court of AlabamaSupreme Court of Alabama · 1977
3Cited by7 opinions
- State Bd. of Educ. v. WaldropSupreme Court of Alabama · 2002
- Barrington Corp. v. Patrick Lumber Co., Inc.Court of Civil Appeals of Alabama · 1984
- Kershaw v. KershawSupreme Court of Alabama · 2002
- Morgan v. MorganCourt of Civil Appeals of Alabama · 1983
- HOWELL LUMBER CO., INC. v. City of TuscaloosaCourt of Civil Appeals of Alabama · 1997
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