Legal Opinion

White v. Knight

Supreme Court of Alabama

Decided November 5, 1982PublishedCited by 10 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

This is an appeal from an order issued in a declaratory judgment action which sought interpretations of Section 47, Constitution of 1901, and Code of Ala. 1975, § 17-16-86, and injunctive relief. We affirm.

The relevant portion of Section 47 mandates that:

"Senators . . . shall have been citizens and residents of this state for three years and residents of their respective counties or districts for one year next before their election, if such county or district shall have been so long established; but if not, then of the county or district from which the same shall have been taken. . . ."

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2Cases cited2 opinions

  1. Perloff v. EdingtonSupreme Court of Alabama · 1974
  2. Butler v. AmosSupreme Court of Alabama · 1974

3Cited by10 opinions

  1. Dobbs v. Shelby County Economic & Industrial Development AuthoritySupreme Court of Alabama · 1999
  2. Deutcsh v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Alabama · 1992
  3. Personnel Bd. of Jefferson County v. BaileyCourt of Civil Appeals of Alabama · 1985
  4. HEALTH CARE AUTH. OF ATHENS v. Statewide Health Coordinating CouncilCourt of Civil Appeals of Alabama · 2008
  5. Anderson v. Director, Division of TaxationNew Jersey Tax Court · 2008

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