Ossie v. State
Supreme Court of Alabama
Appeal from Jefferson Criminal Court. Heard before Hon. S. L. Weaver. Habeas corpus proceedings by Charles Ossie. From an order denying discharge, petitioner appeals. Habeas corpus is the remedy to procure the discharge of a citizen illegally restrained. — §§ 4812, 4884, 4838 and 4839, code, 1896; Ex parte McKivitt, 55 Ala. 238; Simmons v. Ga.
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Appeal from Jefferson Criminal Court. Heard before Hon. S. L. Weaver. Habeas corpus proceedings by Charles Ossie. From an order denying discharge, petitioner appeals. Habeas corpus is the remedy to procure the discharge of a citizen illegally restrained. — §§ 4812, 4884, 4838 and 4839, code, 1896; Ex parte McKivitt, 55 Ala. 238; Simmons v. Ga. I. & C. Co., 61 L. R. A. 739. The action of the hoard of revenue and road commissioners of Mobile county in awarding the contract under which appellant was held, was null and void. — Wight-man v. Karsner, 20 Ala. 446; Cullom v. Casey, 1 Ala. 351; Davis…
1Opinion of the CourtTyson, J.
The appellant sued out a writ of habeas corpus before Hon. Samuel L. Weaver, associate judge of the criminal court of Jefferson county, complaining that he was unlawfully imprisoned or restrained of his liberty by the Sloss-Slieffield Steel & Iron Company, hereafter called the “Sloss Company.” On the hearing he was remanded to the custody of the Sloss Company, from which order this appeal is prosecuted.
The case made is that appellant was convicted and sentenced in Mobile county to hard labor, and under a contract with the authorities was hired and delivered to the Sloss Company, and was in…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- White v. StateSupreme Court of Alabama · 1901
- State ex rel. Plock & Co. v. CobbSupreme Court of Alabama · 1879
- State v. RobertsSupreme Court of Alabama · 1899
- Jefferson County v. TrussSupreme Court of Alabama · 1888
3Cited by4 opinions
- Schillinger v. LearySupreme Court of Alabama · 1917
- Hathcock v. MitchellSupreme Court of Alabama · 1965
- State Ex Rel. Martin v. GunterAlabama Court of Appeals · 1917
- Barrett v. StateAlabama Court of Appeals · 1921