Legal Opinion

Worthington v. City of Jasper

Supreme Court of Alabama

Decided November 23, 1916PublishedCited by 13 opinions

Appeal from Walker Circuit Court. Heard before Hon. J. J. CURTIS. . W. Worthington was convicted in the recorder’s court of the city of Jasper of the violation of an ordinance of said city, and appeals to the circuit court, where he was again convicted. From this latter judgment he appeals. Transferred from Court of Appeals.

1Opinion of the CourtMcCLELLAN, J.

This proceeding was begun before the recorder of the municipality of Jasper, and sought to charge the defendant (appellant) with the violation of an ordinance approved June 16, 1913, which ordinance only prescribed a penalty against the tenant or owner of a house or building for keeping or maintaining any surface closet, etc., following the requirement that, under certain conditions defined, tenants or owners should connect surface closets, etc., with sanitary sewers. The affidavit on which the defendant was tried and convicted in the recorder’s court was not then assailed in any way. The…

2Cases cited1 opinion

  1. Turner v. Town of LinevilleAlabama Court of Appeals · 1911

3Cited by13 opinions

  1. City of Dothan v. HollowaySupreme Court of Alabama · 1986
  2. Howard v. City of BessemerAlabama Court of Appeals · 1959
  3. Nicholas v. StateAlabama Court of Appeals · 1946
  4. Taylor v. City of DecaturAlabama Court of Appeals · 1959
  5. Chaney v. City of BirminghamAlabama Court of Appeals · 1944

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