Legal Opinion
Walker v. English
Supreme Court of Alabama
Decided June 28, 1951No. 6 Div. 63PublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the Court
STAKELY, Justice.
The question for decision presented in this case is whether there has been a compliance with § 154, Title 7, Code of 1940, so as to effect a revival of the cause. On November 27, 1947 this suit for malicious prosecution was commenced in the Circuit Court of Jefferson County, Alabama, by Timothy Walker as plaintiff against Jack E. Ashton as defendant. On December 1, 1947 there was service on the defendant Ashton. On December 23, 1947 Ashton appeared by filing in the cause a demurrer to the plaintiff’s complaint. On May 8, 1948 the defendant Ashton died.
On May 20, 1948 J. L.…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- State ex rel. Wilder v. SmithAlabama Court of Appeals · 1915
- Waddill v. JohnSupreme Court of Alabama · 1872
- Ex Parte MeadorSupreme Court of Alabama · 1918
- J. S. Reeves & Co. v. Pine Hill Mercantile Co.Alabama Court of Appeals · 1926
- Ex Parte FrickeSupreme Court of Alabama · 1925
3Cited by1 opinion
- Penney v. SpeakeSupreme Court of Alabama · 1951