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City of Birmingham v. Hawkins

Supreme Court of Alabama
Jan 11, 1940
194 So. 538 (Ala. 1940)

Opinion

6 Div. 550.

January 11, 1940.

Appeal from Circuit Court, Jefferson County; J. F. Thompson, Judge.

W. J. Wynn and Jas. H. Willis, both of Birmingham, for appellant.

Thos. E. Skinner, Mullins Deramus, and Caesar B. Powell, all of Birmingham, for appellee.


Upon the question of substantive law, this cause is ruled by Eugene H. Hawkins v. City of Birmingham, post, p. 185, 194 So. 533, this day decided.

Upon the matter of remedy, the holding was that prohibition would lie.

As a consequence, the learned trial judge correctly ruled the present bill was without equity, and his decree will accordingly be here affirmed.

Affirmed.

ANDERSON, C. J., and BOULDIN and FOSTER, JJ., concur.


Summaries of

City of Birmingham v. Hawkins

Supreme Court of Alabama
Jan 11, 1940
194 So. 538 (Ala. 1940)
Case details for

City of Birmingham v. Hawkins

Case Details

Full title:CITY OF BIRMINGHAM v. HAWKINS, Judge

Court:Supreme Court of Alabama

Date published: Jan 11, 1940

Citations

194 So. 538 (Ala. 1940)
194 So. 538

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