Legal Opinion

Allred v. Dunn

Supreme Court of Alabama

Decided May 11, 1922No. 5 Div. 813PublishedCited by 12 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtThomas, J.

The suit was by a resident and taxpayer qf Lee county against the tax collector to prevent the collection of a three-mill tax levied for school purposes in school district No. 11 in said county. In 1921 an election was held and carried in that district for the special tax, and the court of county commissioners levied the same pursuant to law. Acts 1915, pp. 107, 360; Acts 1919, p. 58.

The bill contained no averment of facts or ground for equitable jurisdiction other than that the 'election and the levy were “illegal and void.” Unless the facts averred as a matter of law give rise to an…

2Cases cited13 opinions

  1. Kimmons v. Jefferson County Board of EducationSupreme Court of Alabama · 1920
  2. Alabama Gold Life Insurance v. LottSupreme Court of Alabama · 1875
  3. Norwood v. GoldsmithSupreme Court of Alabama · 1910
  4. National Commercial Bank v. Mayor of MobileSupreme Court of Alabama · 1878
  5. State ex rel. Norwood v. GoldsmithSupreme Court of Alabama · 1909

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3Cited by12 opinions

  1. Woco Pep Co. of Montgomery v. City of MontgomerySupreme Court of Alabama · 1925
  2. Dean v. County Board of EducationSupreme Court of Alabama · 1923
  3. Graves v. McDonoughSupreme Court of Alabama · 1956
  4. State v. Tuscaloosa CountySupreme Court of Alabama · 1937
  5. Hughes v. Hartford Accident & Indemnity Co.Supreme Court of Alabama · 1931

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