Legal Opinion

Employers Ins. Co. v. Brooks

Supreme Court of Alabama

Decided December 18, 1947No. 4 Div. 459PublishedCited by 18 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

FOSTER, Justice.

This is an appeal from a decree refusing to issue a temporary injunction, and denying relief on a petition for a declaratory judgment, both as features of a single decree dated May 1, 1947. An appeal was taken from that decree May 27, 1947.

Appellee moves to dismiss the appeal (1) because not taken within ten days, and (2) because it is now moot. As to the first ground of the motion, we observe that the decree from which the appeal is taken is a final decree, and the time for taking the appeal is controlled by the statute applicable to such decree, Title 7, sections 788, 162,…

2Cases cited9 opinions

  1. George v. Employers' Liability Assur. CorporationSupreme Court of Alabama · 1929
  2. United States Fidelity & Guaranty Co. v. WilliamsCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1925
  3. American Mut. Liability Ins. Co. v. Agricola FurnaceSupreme Court of Alabama · 1938
  4. Metropolitan Casualty Ins. Co. v. BlueSupreme Court of Alabama · 1929
  5. United States Fidelity & Guaranty Co. v. HearnSupreme Court of Alabama · 1936

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3Cited by18 opinions

  1. Kaspar Wire Works, Inc. v. Leco Engineering and MacHine Inc.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1978
  2. Thomas v. McElroySupreme Court of Arkansas · 1967
  3. Reddick v. StateCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1957
  4. Alabama Farm Bureau Mutual Casualty Insurance v. TeagueSupreme Court of Alabama · 1959
  5. Shell Oil Company v. EdwardsSupreme Court of Alabama · 1955

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