Legal Opinion
Cooper v. Hawkins
Supreme Court of Alabama
Decided October 7, 1937No. 6 Div. 73PublishedCited by 23 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BOULDIN, Justice.
Action by a public officer to recover from a former incumbent the salary paid him while performing the duties of the office, and from which he was ousted by quo warranto proceedings.
In 1931, appellant, L. B. Cooper, was, by the Board of Appointment of County Registrars, duly appointed as chairman of Board of Registrars of Jefferson County pursuant to Code, § 370. He was subject to removal at the will of the appointing board and, if not so removed, was to hold said office for four years. Code, § 371.
In 1932, the Legislature enacted a statute (Gen. Acts 1932, Ex. Sess., p. 177)…
2Cases cited21 opinions
- Dolan v. Mayor of New YorkNew York Court of Appeals · 1877
- Nichols v. . MacLeanNew York Court of Appeals · 1886
- State ex rel. Vandiver v. BurkeSupreme Court of Alabama · 1911
- Kreitz v. BehrensmeyerIllinois Supreme Court · 1894
- Farrior v. New England Mortgage Security Co.Supreme Court of Alabama · 1890
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3Cited by23 opinions
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- State Ex Rel. Bland v. St. JohnSupreme Court of Alabama · 1943
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