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Jefferson County v. SOUTHERN NATURAL GAS

Supreme Court of Alabama

Decided June 4, 1993No. 1911985PublishedCited by 22 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

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The defendant, Jefferson County, appeals from a judgment on a jury verdict entered for Southern Natural Gas Company ("Sonat"), in an action for damages brought pursuant to § 235 of the Constitution of Alabama of 1901 for a taking of, injury to, or destruction of Sonat's property for public use and for damages for tortious conduct. We affirm.

This case is fact-specific.

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2Cases cited12 opinions

  1. United States v. ClarkeSupreme Court of the United States · 1980
  2. Panhandle Eastern Pipe Line Co. v. State Highway CommissionSupreme Court of the United States · 1935
  3. City Council of Montgomery v. MaddoxSupreme Court of Alabama · 1889
  4. Hamilton v. Alabama Power Co.Supreme Court of Alabama · 1915
  5. City of Mobile v. McClureSupreme Court of Alabama · 1930

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3Cited by22 opinions

  1. Ex Parte NeelySupreme Court of Alabama · 1995
  2. Foreman v. StateSupreme Court of Alabama · 1995
  3. Willis v. University of North AlabamaSupreme Court of Alabama · 2002
  4. Town of Gurley v. M & N Materials, Inc.Supreme Court of Alabama · 2012
  5. City of Montgomery v. NormanCourt of Criminal Appeals of Alabama · 1999

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