Legal Opinion
Jefferson County v. Case
Supreme Court of Alabama
Decided February 25, 1943No. 6 Div. 113PublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
GARDNER, Chief Justicé.
Plaintiff, George I. Case, Jr., in his suit instituted in January, 1941, recovered a judgment against Jefferson County for a portion of the sum claimed as “back salary” while employed in the office of the Tax Collector for said County, and from this judgment, defendant prosecutes this appeal.
Plaintiff’s employment in the office began in 1928 and terminated November 1, 1936, when he resigned.
Originally his salary was by resolution of the County Commission fixed at $150 per month, but by subsequent resolution was reduced to $135 per month, effective August 1, 1932. In…
2Cases cited13 opinions
- People ex rel. Throop v. LangdonMichigan Supreme Court · 1879
- Montgomery v. State ex rel. EnslenSupreme Court of Alabama · 1894
- Brown v. Gay-Padgett Hdw. Co.Supreme Court of Alabama · 1914
- State Ex Rel. Hyland v. BaumhauerSupreme Court of Alabama · 1942
- Hamilton v. EdmundsonSupreme Court of Alabama · 1937
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3Cited by11 opinions
- Devillier v. City of OpelousasLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1971
- Alexander v. State Ex Rel. CarverSupreme Court of Alabama · 1963
- Opinion of the JusticesSupreme Court of Alabama · 1943
- Richards v. First Union Securities, Inc.Wisconsin Supreme Court · 2006
- First National Bank of Birmingham v. StateSupreme Court of Alabama · 1954
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