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15 Alabama opinions name it 1 courts 1914–1997 0 in the last five years

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CaseFollowedCited
Johnson v. Wilson & Co.green
ala · 1902 · cited in 1 Alabama opinions naming this issue, 1927–1927
1 sentence

1927See, also, Johnson v. Wilson & Co., 137 Ala. 468 , 34 So. 392 , 97 Am.

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Distinguished, questioned or overruled (0)

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No negative-treatment citations attached to this issue in Alabama. Read the followed side critically anyway.

Also cited on this issue (28)

CaseCitedYears
Jones v. Keith neutral
ala · 1931
2 sentences

1960Penton v. Penton, 223 Ala. 282 , 135 So. 481 ; Jones v. Keith, 223 Ala. 36 , 134 So. 630 ; Yates v. Barnett, 215 Ala. 554 , 112 So. 122 ; Burton & Sons v. May, 212 Ala. 435 , 103 So. 46 ; Oden-Elliott Lumber Co. v. Daniel-Gaddis Lumber Co., 210 Ala. 582 , 98 So. 730 ; Sloss-Sheffield S. & I.

1960Penton v. Penton, 223 Ala. 282 , 135 So. 481 ; Jones v. Keith, 223 Ala. 36 , 134 So. 630 ; Yates v. Barnett, 215 Ala. 554 , 112 So. 122 ; Burton & Sons v. May, 212 Ala. 435 , 103 So. 46 ; Oden-Elliott Lumber Co. v. Daniel-Gaddis Lumber Co., 210 Ala. 582 , 98 So. 730 ; Sloss-Sheffield S. & I.

21931–1960
Oden-Elliott Lumber Co. v. Daniel-Gaddis Lumber Co. green
ala · 1923
2 sentences

1960Penton v. Penton, 223 Ala. 282 , 135 So. 481 ; Jones v. Keith, 223 Ala. 36 , 134 So. 630 ; Yates v. Barnett, 215 Ala. 554 , 112 So. 122 ; Burton & Sons v. May, 212 Ala. 435 , 103 So. 46 ; Oden-Elliott Lumber Co. v. Daniel-Gaddis Lumber Co., 210 Ala. 582 , 98 So. 730 ; Sloss-Sheffield S. & I.

1960Penton v. Penton, 223 Ala. 282 , 135 So. 481 ; Jones v. Keith, 223 Ala. 36 , 134 So. 630 ; Yates v. Barnett, 215 Ala. 554 , 112 So. 122 ; Burton & Sons v. May, 212 Ala. 435 , 103 So. 46 ; Oden-Elliott Lumber Co. v. Daniel-Gaddis Lumber Co., 210 Ala. 582 , 98 So. 730 ; Sloss-Sheffield S. & I.

21931–1960
J. H. Burton Sons Co. v. May green
ala · 1925
2 sentences

1960Penton v. Penton, 223 Ala. 282 , 135 So. 481 ; Jones v. Keith, 223 Ala. 36 , 134 So. 630 ; Yates v. Barnett, 215 Ala. 554 , 112 So. 122 ; Burton & Sons v. May, 212 Ala. 435 , 103 So. 46 ; Oden-Elliott Lumber Co. v. Daniel-Gaddis Lumber Co., 210 Ala. 582 , 98 So. 730 ; Sloss-Sheffield S. & I.

1960Penton v. Penton, 223 Ala. 282 , 135 So. 481 ; Jones v. Keith, 223 Ala. 36 , 134 So. 630 ; Yates v. Barnett, 215 Ala. 554 , 112 So. 122 ; Burton & Sons v. May, 212 Ala. 435 , 103 So. 46 ; Oden-Elliott Lumber Co. v. Daniel-Gaddis Lumber Co., 210 Ala. 582 , 98 So. 730 ; Sloss-Sheffield S. & I.

21931–1960
Yates v. Barnett neutral
ala · 1927
2 sentences

1960Penton v. Penton, 223 Ala. 282 , 135 So. 481 ; Jones v. Keith, 223 Ala. 36 , 134 So. 630 ; Yates v. Barnett, 215 Ala. 554 , 112 So. 122 ; Burton & Sons v. May, 212 Ala. 435 , 103 So. 46 ; Oden-Elliott Lumber Co. v. Daniel-Gaddis Lumber Co., 210 Ala. 582 , 98 So. 730 ; Sloss-Sheffield S. & I.

1960Penton v. Penton, 223 Ala. 282 , 135 So. 481 ; Jones v. Keith, 223 Ala. 36 , 134 So. 630 ; Yates v. Barnett, 215 Ala. 554 , 112 So. 122 ; Burton & Sons v. May, 212 Ala. 435 , 103 So. 46 ; Oden-Elliott Lumber Co. v. Daniel-Gaddis Lumber Co., 210 Ala. 582 , 98 So. 730 ; Sloss-Sheffield S. & I.

21931–1960
Penton v. Penton green
· 1931
2 sentences

1960Penton v. Penton, 223 Ala. 282 , 135 So. 481 ; Jones v. Keith, 223 Ala. 36 , 134 So. 630 ; Yates v. Barnett, 215 Ala. 554 , 112 So. 122 ; Burton & Sons v. May, 212 Ala. 435 , 103 So. 46 ; Oden-Elliott Lumber Co. v. Daniel-Gaddis Lumber Co., 210 Ala. 582 , 98 So. 730 ; Sloss-Sheffield S. & I.

1960Penton v. Penton, 223 Ala. 282 , 135 So. 481 ; Jones v. Keith, 223 Ala. 36 , 134 So. 630 ; Yates v. Barnett, 215 Ala. 554 , 112 So. 122 ; Burton & Sons v. May, 212 Ala. 435 , 103 So. 46 ; Oden-Elliott Lumber Co. v. Daniel-Gaddis Lumber Co., 210 Ala. 582 , 98 So. 730 ; Sloss-Sheffield S. & I.

21931–1960
Iverson v. Xpert Tune, Inc. green
ala · 1989
1 sentence

1997It is a well-understood principle of law that the trial court is vested with the authority "to manage its affairs in order to achieve the orderly and expeditious disposition of cases." Iverson v. Xpert Tune, Inc., 553 So.2d 82 (Ala.1989).

11997–1997
Marsh v. Elba Bank & Trust Co. neutral
ala · 1922
2 sentences

1946Patton v. Darden, 227 Ala. 129 , 148 So. 806 ; Taylor v. Burgett, 207 Ala. 54 , 91 So. 786 ; Johnston v. Harsh, 207 Ala. 524 , 93 So. 451 ; Marsh v. Elba Bank & Trust Co., 207 Ala. 553 , 93 So. 604 .

1946Patton v. Darden, 227 Ala. 129 , 148 So. 806 ; Taylor v. Burgett, 207 Ala. 54 , 91 So. 786 ; Johnston v. Harsh, 207 Ala. 524 , 93 So. 451 ; Marsh v. Elba Bank & Trust Co., 207 Ala. 553 , 93 So. 604 .

11946–1946
Johnston v. Harsh green
ala · 1922
2 sentences

1946Patton v. Darden, 227 Ala. 129 , 148 So. 806 ; Taylor v. Burgett, 207 Ala. 54 , 91 So. 786 ; Johnston v. Harsh, 207 Ala. 524 , 93 So. 451 ; Marsh v. Elba Bank & Trust Co., 207 Ala. 553 , 93 So. 604 .

1946Patton v. Darden, 227 Ala. 129 , 148 So. 806 ; Taylor v. Burgett, 207 Ala. 54 , 91 So. 786 ; Johnston v. Harsh, 207 Ala. 524 , 93 So. 451 ; Marsh v. Elba Bank & Trust Co., 207 Ala. 553 , 93 So. 604 .

11946–1946
Patton v. Darden green
ala · 1933
2 sentences

1946Patton v. Darden, 227 Ala. 129 , 148 So. 806 ; Taylor v. Burgett, 207 Ala. 54 , 91 So. 786 ; Johnston v. Harsh, 207 Ala. 524 , 93 So. 451 ; Marsh v. Elba Bank & Trust Co., 207 Ala. 553 , 93 So. 604 .

1946Patton v. Darden, 227 Ala. 129 , 148 So. 806 ; Taylor v. Burgett, 207 Ala. 54 , 91 So. 786 ; Johnston v. Harsh, 207 Ala. 524 , 93 So. 451 ; Marsh v. Elba Bank & Trust Co., 207 Ala. 553 , 93 So. 604 .

11946–1946
Taylor v. Burgett neutral
ala · 1921
2 sentences

1946Patton v. Darden, 227 Ala. 129 , 148 So. 806 ; Taylor v. Burgett, 207 Ala. 54 , 91 So. 786 ; Johnston v. Harsh, 207 Ala. 524 , 93 So. 451 ; Marsh v. Elba Bank & Trust Co., 207 Ala. 553 , 93 So. 604 .

1946Patton v. Darden, 227 Ala. 129 , 148 So. 806 ; Taylor v. Burgett, 207 Ala. 54 , 91 So. 786 ; Johnston v. Harsh, 207 Ala. 524 , 93 So. 451 ; Marsh v. Elba Bank & Trust Co., 207 Ala. 553 , 93 So. 604 .

11946–1946
Hamby v. Hamby neutral
ala · 1910
2 sentences

1936Or, as expressed by this court in a concrete case (Hamby v. Hamby, 165 Ala. 171 , 51 So. 732, 733 , 138 Am.St.Rep. 23 ): “If, on a bill filed for that purpose, the chancery court assumes jurisdiction of the administration of an estate, all incidental questions may and must be there settled, and nothing can thereafter be done in the probate court.” And in Ex parte Jonas, 186 Ala. 567 , 64 So. 960, 962 , was the observation that “the administration of the trust estate is subject to the jurisdiction of the chancery court, and, when that juris *552 diction is rightfully assumed, that the trust is

1936Or, as expressed by this court in a concrete case (Hamby v. Hamby, 165 Ala. 171 , 51 So. 732, 733 , 138 Am.St.Rep. 23 ): “If, on a bill filed for that purpose, the chancery court assumes jurisdiction of the administration of an estate, all incidental questions may and must be there settled, and nothing can thereafter be done in the probate court.” And in Ex parte Jonas, 186 Ala. 567 , 64 So. 960, 962 , was the observation that “the administration of the trust estate is subject to the jurisdiction of the chancery court, and, when that juris *552 diction is rightfully assumed, that the trust is

11936–1936
Ex parte Jonas green
ala · 1914
2 sentences

1936Or, as expressed by this court in a concrete case (Hamby v. Hamby, 165 Ala. 171 , 51 So. 732, 733 , 138 Am.St.Rep. 23 ): “If, on a bill filed for that purpose, the chancery court assumes jurisdiction of the administration of an estate, all incidental questions may and must be there settled, and nothing can thereafter be done in the probate court.” And in Ex parte Jonas, 186 Ala. 567 , 64 So. 960, 962 , was the observation that “the administration of the trust estate is subject to the jurisdiction of the chancery court, and, when that juris *552 diction is rightfully assumed, that the trust is

1936Or, as expressed by this court in a concrete case (Hamby v. Hamby, 165 Ala. 171 , 51 So. 732, 733 , 138 Am.St.Rep. 23 ): “If, on a bill filed for that purpose, the chancery court assumes jurisdiction of the administration of an estate, all incidental questions may and must be there settled, and nothing can thereafter be done in the probate court.” And in Ex parte Jonas, 186 Ala. 567 , 64 So. 960, 962 , was the observation that “the administration of the trust estate is subject to the jurisdiction of the chancery court, and, when that juris *552 diction is rightfully assumed, that the trust is

11936–1936
Walker v. Mutual Alliance Trust Co. neutral
ala · 1916
2 sentences

1936Or, as expressed by this court in a concrete case (Hamby v. Hamby, 165 Ala. 171 , 51 So. 732, 733 , 138 Am.St.Rep. 23 ): “If, on a bill filed for that purpose, the chancery court assumes jurisdiction of the administration of an estate, all incidental questions may and must be there settled, and nothing can thereafter be done in the probate court.” And in Ex parte Jonas, 186 Ala. 567 , 64 So. 960, 962 , was the observation that “the administration of the trust estate is subject to the jurisdiction of the chancery court, and, when that juris *552 diction is rightfully assumed, that the trust is

1936Or, as expressed by this court in a concrete case (Hamby v. Hamby, 165 Ala. 171 , 51 So. 732, 733 , 138 Am.St.Rep. 23 ): “If, on a bill filed for that purpose, the chancery court assumes jurisdiction of the administration of an estate, all incidental questions may and must be there settled, and nothing can thereafter be done in the probate court.” And in Ex parte Jonas, 186 Ala. 567 , 64 So. 960, 962 , was the observation that “the administration of the trust estate is subject to the jurisdiction of the chancery court, and, when that juris *552 diction is rightfully assumed, that the trust is

11936–1936
Farmers' & Merchants' Bank v. Tomlinson neutral
sd · 1929
2 sentences

1936As well stated by the court in Timmons v. People’s Trust Co., 114 W.Va. 618 , 173 S.E. 79, 81 , “Prior to the insolvency of a bank, the claim of an ordinary depositor is personal; but, after insolvency, his claim becomes communal and is subject to class treatment,” and, as said in Farmers’ & Merchants’ Bank v. Tomlinson, 55 S.D. 185 , 225 N.W. 305, 306 , “the property of the failed bank is virtually in custodia legis.” The regulation and enforcement of trusts is one of the original and inherent powers of a court of equity (21 Corpus Juris 116), and it is also a well-understood principle that a

1936As well stated by the court in Timmons v. People’s Trust Co., 114 W.Va. 618 , 173 S.E. 79, 81 , “Prior to the insolvency of a bank, the claim of an ordinary depositor is personal; but, after insolvency, his claim becomes communal and is subject to class treatment,” and, as said in Farmers’ & Merchants’ Bank v. Tomlinson, 55 S.D. 185 , 225 N.W. 305, 306 , “the property of the failed bank is virtually in custodia legis.” The regulation and enforcement of trusts is one of the original and inherent powers of a court of equity (21 Corpus Juris 116), and it is also a well-understood principle that a

11936–1936
Timmons v. Peoples Trust Co. green
wva · 1934
2 sentences

1936As well stated by the court in Timmons v. People’s Trust Co., 114 W.Va. 618 , 173 S.E. 79, 81 , “Prior to the insolvency of a bank, the claim of an ordinary depositor is personal; but, after insolvency, his claim becomes communal and is subject to class treatment,” and, as said in Farmers’ & Merchants’ Bank v. Tomlinson, 55 S.D. 185 , 225 N.W. 305, 306 , “the property of the failed bank is virtually in custodia legis.” The regulation and enforcement of trusts is one of the original and inherent powers of a court of equity (21 Corpus Juris 116), and it is also a well-understood principle that a

1936As well stated by the court in Timmons v. People’s Trust Co., 114 W.Va. 618 , 173 S.E. 79, 81 , “Prior to the insolvency of a bank, the claim of an ordinary depositor is personal; but, after insolvency, his claim becomes communal and is subject to class treatment,” and, as said in Farmers’ & Merchants’ Bank v. Tomlinson, 55 S.D. 185 , 225 N.W. 305, 306 , “the property of the failed bank is virtually in custodia legis.” The regulation and enforcement of trusts is one of the original and inherent powers of a court of equity (21 Corpus Juris 116), and it is also a well-understood principle that a

11936–1936
Drake v. Scott neutral
ala · 1902
1 sentence

1931Drake v. Scott, 136 Ala. 261 , 33 So. 873 , 96 Am.

11931–1931
Larry v. Brown green
ala · 1907
2 sentences

1924Pearce v. Mills, 190 Ala. 616 . 67 South. 581 ; Pearce v. Walker, 103 Ala. 250 , 15 South 568 ; Larry v. Brown, 153 Ala. 452 , 44 South. 841 .

1924Pearce v. Mills, 190 Ala. 616 . 67 South. 581 ; Pearce v. Walker, 103 Ala. 250 , 15 South 568 ; Larry v. Brown, 153 Ala. 452 , 44 South. 841 .

11924–1924
Pearce v. Mills green
ala · 1914
2 sentences

1924Pearce v. Mills, 190 Ala. 616 . 67 South. 581 ; Pearce v. Walker, 103 Ala. 250 , 15 South 568 ; Larry v. Brown, 153 Ala. 452 , 44 South. 841 .

1924Pearce v. Mills, 190 Ala. 616 . 67 South. 581 ; Pearce v. Walker, 103 Ala. 250 , 15 South 568 ; Larry v. Brown, 153 Ala. 452 , 44 South. 841 .

11924–1924
Pearce v. Walker neutral
ala · 1893
1 sentence

1924Pearce v. Mills, 190 Ala. 616 . 67 South. 581 ; Pearce v. Walker, 103 Ala. 250 , 15 South 568 ; Larry v. Brown, 153 Ala. 452 , 44 South. 841 .

11924–1924
Miller Bros. v. Direct Lumber Co. neutral
ala · 1922
2 sentences

1924A question of similar character was presented in the recent case of Miller Bros. v. Direct Lumber Co., 207 Ala. 338 , 92 South. 473 .

1924A question of similar character was presented in the recent case of Miller Bros. v. Direct Lumber Co., 207 Ala. 338 , 92 South. 473 .

11924–1924
Chicago Auditorium Ass'n v. Corporation of the Fine Arts Building green
ill · 1910
2 sentences

1923Chicago, etc., Ass’n v. Fine Arts Bldg., 244 Ill. 532 , 91 N. E. 665 , 18 Ann.

1923Chicago, etc., Ass’n v. Fine Arts Bldg., 244 Ill. 532 , 91 N. E. 665 , 18 Ann.

11923–1923
Smith v. Bachus green
ala · 1915
1 sentence

1922Smith v. Bachus, 195 Ala. 12 , 70 South. 261 .

11922–1922
Salmon v. Wynn neutral
dc · 1908
2 sentences

1921Co. v. Prestwood, 116 Ala. 119 , 22 South. 262 , Salmon v. Wynn, 157 Ala. 112 , 47 South. 233 , and Sloss-Sheffield Steel & Iron Co. v. Milbra, 173 Ala. 658 , 55 South. 890 , merely recognize the well-understood rule that, where the jurisdiction of a court and the right of the parties to prosecute the suit have once attached, that right. cannot be arrested or taken away by proceedings in other courts.

1921Co. v. Prestwood, 116 Ala. 119 , 22 South. 262 , Salmon v. Wynn, 157 Ala. 112 , 47 South. 233 , and Sloss-Sheffield Steel & Iron Co. v. Milbra, 173 Ala. 658 , 55 South. 890 , merely recognize the well-understood rule that, where the jurisdiction of a court and the right of the parties to prosecute the suit have once attached, that right. cannot be arrested or taken away by proceedings in other courts.

11921–1921
Sloss-Sheffield Steel & Iron Co. v. Milbra green
ala · 1911
2 sentences

1921Co. v. Prestwood, 116 Ala. 119 , 22 South. 262 , Salmon v. Wynn, 157 Ala. 112 , 47 South. 233 , and Sloss-Sheffield Steel & Iron Co. v. Milbra, 173 Ala. 658 , 55 South. 890 , merely recognize the well-understood rule that, where the jurisdiction of a court and the right of the parties to prosecute the suit have once attached, that right. cannot be arrested or taken away by proceedings in other courts.

1921Co. v. Prestwood, 116 Ala. 119 , 22 South. 262 , Salmon v. Wynn, 157 Ala. 112 , 47 South. 233 , and Sloss-Sheffield Steel & Iron Co. v. Milbra, 173 Ala. 658 , 55 South. 890 , merely recognize the well-understood rule that, where the jurisdiction of a court and the right of the parties to prosecute the suit have once attached, that right. cannot be arrested or taken away by proceedings in other courts.

11921–1921
Andrews v. Grey neutral
ala · 1917
2 sentences

1921Andrews v. Grey, 199 Ala. 152 , 74 South. 62 , and authorities there cited. [2] The testimony in this record has been most carefully read and examined.

1921Andrews v. Grey, 199 Ala. 152 , 74 South. 62 , and authorities there cited. [2] The testimony in this record has been most carefully read and examined.

11921–1921
Troy Fertilizer Co. v. Prestwood neutral
ala · 1896
1 sentence

1921Co. v. Prestwood, 116 Ala. 119 , 22 South. 262 , Salmon v. Wynn, 157 Ala. 112 , 47 South. 233 , and Sloss-Sheffield Steel & Iron Co. v. Milbra, 173 Ala. 658 , 55 South. 890 , merely recognize the well-understood rule that, where the jurisdiction of a court and the right of the parties to prosecute the suit have once attached, that right. cannot be arrested or taken away by proceedings in other courts.

11921–1921
Holt Lumber Co. v. Givens green
ala · 1915
1 sentence

1917It was so determined, and this principle given full application by this court in the recent case of Holt v. Givens, 72 South. 257 . 1 Conceding, therefore, for the purpose of this case, and without deciding the same, that pleas 3 and 5 were subject to the demurrer, yet, if error there was, it was clearly without injury, and no reversal of the cause could be predicated thereon.

11917–1917
Cobb v. Malone green
ala · 1890
1 sentence

1914We will not here discuss the evidence, but content ourselves with the statement of our conclusion that, under the well-understood rule announced in Cobb v. Malone, 92 Ala. 630 , 9 South. 738 , and subsequently followed by a number of our decisions, we do not feel authorized to disturb the ruling of the trial court upon the motion for a new trial. (2) Charge 5 states no incorrect proposition, and the giving of this charge is not reversible error. (3) Charge 3 is criticized upon the ground that the duebill itself authorized the plaintiff to collect the rents, while the charge permitted the jury

11914–1914

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