Alabama Coal & Navigation Co. v. State
Supreme Court of Alabama
Appeal from Circuit Court of Tuskaloosa. Tried before Hon. W. S. Mudd. An information in tbe name of tbe State, on tbe relation of A. S. Hamilton, was filed against “Tbe Alabama Coal & Navigation Company” (a corporation formed under “An act to amend tbe corporation laws of Alabama,” approved August 12tb, 1868, to improve tbat portion of tbe Warrior river at and above Tuskaloosa, &c.), praying tbat its charter be annulled, and judgment of dissolution be pronounced against it,…
Read the full summary
Appeal from Circuit Court of Tuskaloosa. Tried before Hon. W. S. Mudd. An information in tbe name of tbe State, on tbe relation of A. S. Hamilton, was filed against “Tbe Alabama Coal & Navigation Company” (a corporation formed under “An act to amend tbe corporation laws of Alabama,” approved August 12tb, 1868, to improve tbat portion of tbe Warrior river at and above Tuskaloosa, &c.), praying tbat its charter be annulled, and judgment of dissolution be pronounced against it, upon various grounds set forth in tbe information; the chief of which was that tbe defendant bad not expended, in tbe…
1Opinion of the CourtStone, J.
In chapter 1, title 5, part 3, of the Revised Code, are the following provisions:
Section 3485: From any final judgment or decree of the chancery, circuit or pyobate courts, except in such cases as are otherwise directed by law, an appeal lies to the Supreme Court, for the examination thereof, as matter of right,” &e. Section 3508: “Appeals under this title, except in such cases as a different time is prescribed, must be taken within two years from the rendition of the judgment or decree,” <&c.
It will be observed that the class of appeals provided for in the sections copied above, does not…
2Cases cited9 opinions
- Ex parte PollardSupreme Court of Alabama · 1866
- Cunningham v. FontaineSupreme Court of Alabama · 1854
- Morris v. EllisSupreme Court of Alabama · 1842
- Dow v. WhitmanSupreme Court of Alabama · 1860
- Moore v. HornSupreme Court of Alabama · 1843
4 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.
3Cited by9 opinions
- Powe v. McLeod & Co.Supreme Court of Alabama · 1884
- Sadler v. SessionsSupreme Court of Alabama · 1954
- Jones v. McPhillipsSupreme Court of Alabama · 1886
- Keene v. Jefferson CountySupreme Court of Alabama · 1902
- Obradovich v. Walker Bros. BankersUtah Supreme Court · 1932
4 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.