universally recognized rule in Alabama

14 Alabama opinions name it 3 courts 1896–1993 0 in the last five years

The cases below were cited by Alabama courts in a sentence that names this issue. Sides come from how each citing opinion treated the case (Syfertize flag on that citation), so a case can appear on both: that is where the law is contested. A red or yellow chip is the case's own overall treatment.

Followed or applied (5)

Case	Followed	Cited
Rogers v. Stategreen alactapp · 1919 · cited in 2 Alabama opinions naming this issue, 1991–1993 2 sentences 1993“That a law, enacted subsequent to the commission of a crime, which provides a greater punishment than was annexed to the crime when it was committed, or that applies the penalty with greater severity, cannot be applied to such crime is a universally recognized rule of constitutional law.” Taylor v. State, 586 So.2d 964, 965 (Ala.Cr.App.1991) (quoting Rogers v. State, 17 Ala.App. 175, 176 , 83 So. 359, 360 (1919)). 1993“That a law, enacted subsequent to the commission of a crime, which provides a greater punishment than was annexed to the crime when it was committed, or that applies the penalty with greater severity, cannot be applied to such crime is a universally recognized rule of constitutional law.” Taylor v. State, 586 So.2d 964, 965 (Ala.Cr.App.1991) (quoting Rogers v. State, 17 Ala.App. 175, 176 , 83 So. 359, 360 (1919)).	1	2
Taylor v. Stategreen alacrimapp · 1991 · cited in 1 Alabama opinions naming this issue, 1993–1993 1 sentence 1993“That a law, enacted subsequent to the commission of a crime, which provides a greater punishment than was annexed to the crime when it was committed, or that applies the penalty with greater severity, cannot be applied to such crime is a universally recognized rule of constitutional law.” Taylor v. State, 586 So.2d 964, 965 (Ala.Cr.App.1991) (quoting Rogers v. State, 17 Ala.App. 175, 176 , 83 So. 359, 360 (1919)).	1	1
Terrell v. Stategreen alacrimapp · 1981 · cited in 1 Alabama opinions naming this issue, 1991–1991 1 sentence 1991Brasher v. State, 249 Ala. 96 , 30 So.2d 31 (1947); Racine v. State, 290 Ala. 225 , 275 So.2d 655 (1973); Horton v. State, 41 Ala.App. 16 , 122 So.2d 920 , cert. denied, 271 Ala. 699 , 122 So.2d 923 (1966); Headley v. State, 51 Ala.App. 148 , 283 So.2d 458 (1973); Anderson v. State, Ala.Cr.App., 354 So.2d 1156 , cert. denied, Ala., 354 So.2d 1161 (1977); Tillman v. State, Ala.Cr.App., 374 So.2d 922 (1978), cert. quashed, Ala., 374 So.2d 926 (1979); Gamble, McElroy’s Alabama Evidence, (3rd ed. 1977), § 69.01(1), et seq.’ “Terrell v. State, 397 So.2d 232, 234 (Ala.Cr.App.1981), cert. denied, 398	1	1
Popwell v. Stategreen alacrimapp · 1988 · cited in 1 Alabama opinions naming this issue, 1991–1991 1 sentence 1991This rule is generally applicable whether the other crime was committed before or after the one for which the defendant is presently being tried.” Further, we held in Popwell v. State, 530 So.2d 892, 893 (Ala.Cr.App.1988): “ ‘A universally recognized rule of law is that it is impossible to introduce evidence of distinct and independent offenses not charged in the indictment on which an accused is being tried.	1	1
Bracewell v. Stategreen ala · 1979 · cited in 1 Alabama opinions naming this issue, 1991–1991 2 sentences 1991“Absent a clear expression in the Statute to the contrary, we think the law applicable at the time of the offense was intended to govern the offense, the offender, and all proceedings incident thereto, and we so hold.” Bracewell v. State, 401 So.2d 123, 124 (Ala.1979). 1991"Absent a clear expression in the Statute to the contrary, we think the law applicable at the time of the offense was intended to govern the offense, the offender, and all proceedings incident thereto, and we so hold." Bracewell v. State , 401 So.2d 123 , 124 (Ala. 1979).	1	1

Distinguished, questioned or overruled (0)

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

Also cited on this issue (25)

Case	Cited	Years
Horton v. State neutral ala · 1960 2 sentences 1991Brasher v. State, 249 Ala. 96 , 30 So.2d 31 (1947); Racine v. State, 290 Ala. 225 , 275 So.2d 655 (1973); Horton v. State, 41 Ala.App. 16 , 122 So.2d 920 , cert. denied, 271 Ala. 699 , 122 So.2d 923 (1966); Headley v. State, 51 Ala.App. 148 , 283 So.2d 458 (1973); Anderson v. State, Ala.Cr.App., 354 So.2d 1156 , cert. denied, Ala., 354 So.2d 1161 (1977); Tillman v. State, Ala.Cr.App., 374 So.2d 922 (1978), cert. quashed, Ala., 374 So.2d 926 (1979); Gamble, McElroy’s Alabama Evidence, (3rd ed. 1977), § 69.01(1), et seq.’ “Terrell v. State, 397 So.2d 232, 234 (Ala.Cr.App.1981), cert. denied, 398 1991Brasher v. State, 249 Ala. 96 , 30 So.2d 31 (1947); Racine v. State, 290 Ala. 225 , 275 So.2d 655 (1973); Horton v. State, 41 Ala.App. 16 , 122 So.2d 920 , cert. denied, 271 Ala. 699 , 122 So.2d 923 (1966); Headley v. State, 51 Ala.App. 148 , 283 So.2d 458 (1973); Anderson v. State, Ala.Cr.App., 354 So.2d 1156 , cert. denied, Ala., 354 So.2d 1161 (1977); Tillman v. State, Ala.Cr.App., 374 So.2d 922 (1978), cert. quashed, Ala., 374 So.2d 926 (1979); Gamble, McElroy’s Alabama Evidence, (3rd ed. 1977), § 69.01(1), et seq.’ “Terrell v. State, 397 So.2d 232, 234 (Ala.Cr.App.1981), cert. denied, 398	3	1981–1991
Horton v. State neutral alactapp · 1960 2 sentences 1991Brasher v. State, 249 Ala. 96 , 30 So.2d 31 (1947); Racine v. State, 290 Ala. 225 , 275 So.2d 655 (1973); Horton v. State, 41 Ala.App. 16 , 122 So.2d 920 , cert. denied, 271 Ala. 699 , 122 So.2d 923 (1966); Headley v. State, 51 Ala.App. 148 , 283 So.2d 458 (1973); Anderson v. State, Ala.Cr.App., 354 So.2d 1156 , cert. denied, Ala., 354 So.2d 1161 (1977); Tillman v. State, Ala.Cr.App., 374 So.2d 922 (1978), cert. quashed, Ala., 374 So.2d 926 (1979); Gamble, McElroy’s Alabama Evidence, (3rd ed. 1977), § 69.01(1), et seq.’ “Terrell v. State, 397 So.2d 232, 234 (Ala.Cr.App.1981), cert. denied, 398 1991Brasher v. State, 249 Ala. 96 , 30 So.2d 31 (1947); Racine v. State, 290 Ala. 225 , 275 So.2d 655 (1973); Horton v. State, 41 Ala.App. 16 , 122 So.2d 920 , cert. denied, 271 Ala. 699 , 122 So.2d 923 (1966); Headley v. State, 51 Ala.App. 148 , 283 So.2d 458 (1973); Anderson v. State, Ala.Cr.App., 354 So.2d 1156 , cert. denied, Ala., 354 So.2d 1161 (1977); Tillman v. State, Ala.Cr.App., 374 So.2d 922 (1978), cert. quashed, Ala., 374 So.2d 926 (1979); Gamble, McElroy’s Alabama Evidence, (3rd ed. 1977), § 69.01(1), et seq.’ “Terrell v. State, 397 So.2d 232, 234 (Ala.Cr.App.1981), cert. denied, 398	3	1981–1991
Headley v. State green alacrimapp · 1973 2 sentences 1991Brasher v. State, 249 Ala. 96 , 30 So.2d 31 (1947); Racine v. State, 290 Ala. 225 , 275 So.2d 655 (1973); Horton v. State, 41 Ala.App. 16 , 122 So.2d 920 , cert. denied, 271 Ala. 699 , 122 So.2d 923 (1966); Headley v. State, 51 Ala.App. 148 , 283 So.2d 458 (1973); Anderson v. State, Ala.Cr.App., 354 So.2d 1156 , cert. denied, Ala., 354 So.2d 1161 (1977); Tillman v. State, Ala.Cr.App., 374 So.2d 922 (1978), cert. quashed, Ala., 374 So.2d 926 (1979); Gamble, McElroy’s Alabama Evidence, (3rd ed. 1977), § 69.01(1), et seq.’ “Terrell v. State, 397 So.2d 232, 234 (Ala.Cr.App.1981), cert. denied, 398 1991Brasher v. State, 249 Ala. 96 , 30 So.2d 31 (1947); Racine v. State, 290 Ala. 225 , 275 So.2d 655 (1973); Horton v. State, 41 Ala.App. 16 , 122 So.2d 920 , cert. denied, 271 Ala. 699 , 122 So.2d 923 (1966); Headley v. State, 51 Ala.App. 148 , 283 So.2d 458 (1973); Anderson v. State, Ala.Cr.App., 354 So.2d 1156 , cert. denied, Ala., 354 So.2d 1161 (1977); Tillman v. State, Ala.Cr.App., 374 So.2d 922 (1978), cert. quashed, Ala., 374 So.2d 926 (1979); Gamble, McElroy’s Alabama Evidence, (3rd ed. 1977), § 69.01(1), et seq.’ “Terrell v. State, 397 So.2d 232, 234 (Ala.Cr.App.1981), cert. denied, 398	3	1981–1991
Racine v. State neutral ala · 1973 2 sentences 1991Brasher v. State, 249 Ala. 96 , 30 So.2d 31 (1947); Racine v. State, 290 Ala. 225 , 275 So.2d 655 (1973); Horton v. State, 41 Ala.App. 16 , 122 So.2d 920 , cert. denied, 271 Ala. 699 , 122 So.2d 923 (1966); Headley v. State, 51 Ala.App. 148 , 283 So.2d 458 (1973); Anderson v. State, Ala.Cr.App., 354 So.2d 1156 , cert. denied, Ala., 354 So.2d 1161 (1977); Tillman v. State, Ala.Cr.App., 374 So.2d 922 (1978), cert. quashed, Ala., 374 So.2d 926 (1979); Gamble, McElroy’s Alabama Evidence, (3rd ed. 1977), § 69.01(1), et seq.’ “Terrell v. State, 397 So.2d 232, 234 (Ala.Cr.App.1981), cert. denied, 398 1991Brasher v. State, 249 Ala. 96 , 30 So.2d 31 (1947); Racine v. State, 290 Ala. 225 , 275 So.2d 655 (1973); Horton v. State, 41 Ala.App. 16 , 122 So.2d 920 , cert. denied, 271 Ala. 699 , 122 So.2d 923 (1966); Headley v. State, 51 Ala.App. 148 , 283 So.2d 458 (1973); Anderson v. State, Ala.Cr.App., 354 So.2d 1156 , cert. denied, Ala., 354 So.2d 1161 (1977); Tillman v. State, Ala.Cr.App., 374 So.2d 922 (1978), cert. quashed, Ala., 374 So.2d 926 (1979); Gamble, McElroy’s Alabama Evidence, (3rd ed. 1977), § 69.01(1), et seq.’ “Terrell v. State, 397 So.2d 232, 234 (Ala.Cr.App.1981), cert. denied, 398	3	1981–1991
Terry v. State green ala · 1947 2 sentences 1991Brasher v. State, 249 Ala. 96 , 30 So.2d 31 (1947); Racine v. State, 290 Ala. 225 , 275 So.2d 655 (1973); Horton v. State, 41 Ala.App. 16 , 122 So.2d 920 , cert. denied, 271 Ala. 699 , 122 So.2d 923 (1966); Headley v. State, 51 Ala.App. 148 , 283 So.2d 458 (1973); Anderson v. State, Ala.Cr.App., 354 So.2d 1156 , cert. denied, Ala., 354 So.2d 1161 (1977); Tillman v. State, Ala.Cr.App., 374 So.2d 922 (1978), cert. quashed, Ala., 374 So.2d 926 (1979); Gamble, McElroy’s Alabama Evidence, (3rd ed. 1977), § 69.01(1), et seq.’ “Terrell v. State, 397 So.2d 232, 234 (Ala.Cr.App.1981), cert. denied, 398 1988Brasher v. State, 249 Ala. 96 , 30 So.2d 31 (1947); Racine v. State, 290 Ala. 225 , 275 So.2d 655 (1973); Horton v. State, 41 Ala.App. 16 , 122 So.2d 920 , cert, denied, 271 Ala. 699 , 122 So.2d 923 (1966); Head-ley v. State, 51 Ala.App. 148 , 283 So.2d 458 (1973); Anderson v. State, Ala.Cr.	3	1981–1991
Brasher v. State green ala · 1947 2 sentences 1991Brasher v. State, 249 Ala. 96 , 30 So.2d 31 (1947); Racine v. State, 290 Ala. 225 , 275 So.2d 655 (1973); Horton v. State, 41 Ala.App. 16 , 122 So.2d 920 , cert. denied, 271 Ala. 699 , 122 So.2d 923 (1966); Headley v. State, 51 Ala.App. 148 , 283 So.2d 458 (1973); Anderson v. State, Ala.Cr.App., 354 So.2d 1156 , cert. denied, Ala., 354 So.2d 1161 (1977); Tillman v. State, Ala.Cr.App., 374 So.2d 922 (1978), cert. quashed, Ala., 374 So.2d 926 (1979); Gamble, McElroy’s Alabama Evidence, (3rd ed. 1977), § 69.01(1), et seq.’ “Terrell v. State, 397 So.2d 232, 234 (Ala.Cr.App.1981), cert. denied, 398 1988Brasher v. State, 249 Ala. 96 , 30 So.2d 31 (1947); Racine v. State, 290 Ala. 225 , 275 So.2d 655 (1973); Horton v. State, 41 Ala.App. 16 , 122 So.2d 920 , cert, denied, 271 Ala. 699 , 122 So.2d 923 (1966); Head-ley v. State, 51 Ala.App. 148 , 283 So.2d 458 (1973); Anderson v. State, Ala.Cr.	3	1981–1991
Curry v. Reeves green · 1940 2 sentences 1962J., as follows: “ ‘In considering the exemption feature of the statute we should bear in mind the universally recognized rule that taxation is the rule and exemption the exception and that the legislative intent to release property from its just proportion of the public burden “ought to be expressed in clear and unambiguous terms; it ought not to be deduced from language of doubtful import.” * * * ’ (Emphasis supplied.) Curry v. Reeves, 240 Ala. 14, 15 , 195 So. 428, 430 .” Champion v. McLean, 266 Ala. 103, 111 , 95 So.2d 82, 90 . 1962J., as follows: “ ‘In considering the exemption feature of the statute we should bear in mind the universally recognized rule that taxation is the rule and exemption the exception and that the legislative intent to release property from its just proportion of the public burden “ought to be expressed in clear and unambiguous terms; it ought not to be deduced from language of doubtful import.” * * * ’ (Emphasis supplied.) Curry v. Reeves, 240 Ala. 14, 15 , 195 So. 428, 430 .” Champion v. McLean, 266 Ala. 103, 111 , 95 So.2d 82, 90 .	3	1953–1962
Tillman v. State neutral alacrimapp · 1979 2 sentences 1991Brasher v. State, 249 Ala. 96 , 30 So.2d 31 (1947); Racine v. State, 290 Ala. 225 , 275 So.2d 655 (1973); Horton v. State, 41 Ala.App. 16 , 122 So.2d 920 , cert. denied, 271 Ala. 699 , 122 So.2d 923 (1966); Headley v. State, 51 Ala.App. 148 , 283 So.2d 458 (1973); Anderson v. State, Ala.Cr.App., 354 So.2d 1156 , cert. denied, Ala., 354 So.2d 1161 (1977); Tillman v. State, Ala.Cr.App., 374 So.2d 922 (1978), cert. quashed, Ala., 374 So.2d 926 (1979); Gamble, McElroy’s Alabama Evidence, (3rd ed. 1977), § 69.01(1), et seq.’ “Terrell v. State, 397 So.2d 232, 234 (Ala.Cr.App.1981), cert. denied, 398 1981Brasher v. State , 249 Ala. 96 , 30 So.2d 31 (1947); Racine v. State , 290 Ala. 225 , 275 So.2d 655 (1973); Horton v. State , 41 Ala. App. 16 , 122 So.2d 920 , cert. denied, 291 Ala. 699 , 122 So.2d 923 (1966); Headley v. State , 51 Ala. App. 148 , 283 So.2d 458 (1973); Anderson v. State , Ala.Cr.App., 354 So.2d 1156 , cert. denied, Ala., 354 So.2d 1161 (1977); Tillman v. State , Ala.Cr.App., 374 So.2d 922 , cert. quashed, Ala., 374 So.2d 926 (1978); Gamble, McElroy's Alabama Evidence , (3d ed. 1977), § 69.01 (1), et seq.	2	1981–1991
Anderson v. State green alacrimapp · 1977 2 sentences 1991Brasher v. State, 249 Ala. 96 , 30 So.2d 31 (1947); Racine v. State, 290 Ala. 225 , 275 So.2d 655 (1973); Horton v. State, 41 Ala.App. 16 , 122 So.2d 920 , cert. denied, 271 Ala. 699 , 122 So.2d 923 (1966); Headley v. State, 51 Ala.App. 148 , 283 So.2d 458 (1973); Anderson v. State, Ala.Cr.App., 354 So.2d 1156 , cert. denied, Ala., 354 So.2d 1161 (1977); Tillman v. State, Ala.Cr.App., 374 So.2d 922 (1978), cert. quashed, Ala., 374 So.2d 926 (1979); Gamble, McElroy’s Alabama Evidence, (3rd ed. 1977), § 69.01(1), et seq.’ “Terrell v. State, 397 So.2d 232, 234 (Ala.Cr.App.1981), cert. denied, 398 1981Brasher v. State , 249 Ala. 96 , 30 So.2d 31 (1947); Racine v. State , 290 Ala. 225 , 275 So.2d 655 (1973); Horton v. State , 41 Ala. App. 16 , 122 So.2d 920 , cert. denied, 291 Ala. 699 , 122 So.2d 923 (1966); Headley v. State , 51 Ala. App. 148 , 283 So.2d 458 (1973); Anderson v. State , Ala.Cr.App., 354 So.2d 1156 , cert. denied, Ala., 354 So.2d 1161 (1977); Tillman v. State , Ala.Cr.App., 374 So.2d 922 , cert. quashed, Ala., 374 So.2d 926 (1978); Gamble, McElroy's Alabama Evidence , (3d ed. 1977), § 69.01 (1), et seq.	2	1981–1991
Ex Parte State Ex Rel. Attorney General neutral ala · 1977 2 sentences 1991Brasher v. State, 249 Ala. 96 , 30 So.2d 31 (1947); Racine v. State, 290 Ala. 225 , 275 So.2d 655 (1973); Horton v. State, 41 Ala.App. 16 , 122 So.2d 920 , cert. denied, 271 Ala. 699 , 122 So.2d 923 (1966); Headley v. State, 51 Ala.App. 148 , 283 So.2d 458 (1973); Anderson v. State, Ala.Cr.App., 354 So.2d 1156 , cert. denied, Ala., 354 So.2d 1161 (1977); Tillman v. State, Ala.Cr.App., 374 So.2d 922 (1978), cert. quashed, Ala., 374 So.2d 926 (1979); Gamble, McElroy’s Alabama Evidence, (3rd ed. 1977), § 69.01(1), et seq.’ “Terrell v. State, 397 So.2d 232, 234 (Ala.Cr.App.1981), cert. denied, 398 1981Brasher v. State , 249 Ala. 96 , 30 So.2d 31 (1947); Racine v. State , 290 Ala. 225 , 275 So.2d 655 (1973); Horton v. State , 41 Ala. App. 16 , 122 So.2d 920 , cert. denied, 291 Ala. 699 , 122 So.2d 923 (1966); Headley v. State , 51 Ala. App. 148 , 283 So.2d 458 (1973); Anderson v. State , Ala.Cr.App., 354 So.2d 1156 , cert. denied, Ala., 354 So.2d 1161 (1977); Tillman v. State , Ala.Cr.App., 374 So.2d 922 , cert. quashed, Ala., 374 So.2d 926 (1978); Gamble, McElroy's Alabama Evidence , (3d ed. 1977), § 69.01 (1), et seq.	2	1981–1991
Tillman v. State neutral ala · 1979 2 sentences 1991Brasher v. State, 249 Ala. 96 , 30 So.2d 31 (1947); Racine v. State, 290 Ala. 225 , 275 So.2d 655 (1973); Horton v. State, 41 Ala.App. 16 , 122 So.2d 920 , cert. denied, 271 Ala. 699 , 122 So.2d 923 (1966); Headley v. State, 51 Ala.App. 148 , 283 So.2d 458 (1973); Anderson v. State, Ala.Cr.App., 354 So.2d 1156 , cert. denied, Ala., 354 So.2d 1161 (1977); Tillman v. State, Ala.Cr.App., 374 So.2d 922 (1978), cert. quashed, Ala., 374 So.2d 926 (1979); Gamble, McElroy’s Alabama Evidence, (3rd ed. 1977), § 69.01(1), et seq.’ “Terrell v. State, 397 So.2d 232, 234 (Ala.Cr.App.1981), cert. denied, 398 1981Brasher v. State , 249 Ala. 96 , 30 So.2d 31 (1947); Racine v. State , 290 Ala. 225 , 275 So.2d 655 (1973); Horton v. State , 41 Ala. App. 16 , 122 So.2d 920 , cert. denied, 291 Ala. 699 , 122 So.2d 923 (1966); Headley v. State , 51 Ala. App. 148 , 283 So.2d 458 (1973); Anderson v. State , Ala.Cr.App., 354 So.2d 1156 , cert. denied, Ala., 354 So.2d 1161 (1977); Tillman v. State , Ala.Cr.App., 374 So.2d 922 , cert. quashed, Ala., 374 So.2d 926 (1978); Gamble, McElroy's Alabama Evidence , (3d ed. 1977), § 69.01 (1), et seq.	2	1981–1991
Champion v. McLean green ala · 1957 2 sentences 1962J., as follows: “ ‘In considering the exemption feature of the statute we should bear in mind the universally recognized rule that taxation is the rule and exemption the exception and that the legislative intent to release property from its just proportion of the public burden “ought to be expressed in clear and unambiguous terms; it ought not to be deduced from language of doubtful import.” * * * ’ (Emphasis supplied.) Curry v. Reeves, 240 Ala. 14, 15 , 195 So. 428, 430 .” Champion v. McLean, 266 Ala. 103, 111 , 95 So.2d 82, 90 . 1962J., as follows: “ ‘In considering the exemption feature of the statute we should bear in mind the universally recognized rule that taxation is the rule and exemption the exception and that the legislative intent to release property from its just proportion of the public burden “ought to be expressed in clear and unambiguous terms; it ought not to be deduced from language of doubtful import.” * * * ’ (Emphasis supplied.) Curry v. Reeves, 240 Ala. 14, 15 , 195 So. 428, 430 .” Champion v. McLean, 266 Ala. 103, 111 , 95 So.2d 82, 90 .	1	1962–1962
State v. Tuscaloosa Cotton Seed Oil Co. neutral ala · 1923 2 sentences 1953State v. Tuscaloosa Cotton Seed Oil Company, 208 Ala. 610 , 95 So. 52 . 1953State v. Tuscaloosa Cotton Seed Oil Company, 208 Ala. 610 , 95 So. 52 .	1	1953–1953
State v. Wertheimer Bag Co. green ala · 1949 2 sentences 1953Curry v. Reeves, 240 Ala. 14 , 195 So. 428, 430 , holds: “In considering the exemption feature of the statute we should bear in mind the universally recognized rule that taxation is the rule and exemption the exception and that the legislative intent to release property from its just proportion of the public burden ‘ought to be expressed in clear and unambiguous terms; it ought not to be deduced from language of doubtful import.’ ” And in State v. Wertheimer Bag Co., 253 Ala. 124 , 43 So.2d 824, 826 , the Court said: “It is true, as argued by the able assistant Attorney General, that exemption 1953Curry v. Reeves, 240 Ala. 14 , 195 So. 428, 430 , holds: “In considering the exemption feature of the statute we should bear in mind the universally recognized rule that taxation is the rule and exemption the exception and that the legislative intent to release property from its just proportion of the public burden ‘ought to be expressed in clear and unambiguous terms; it ought not to be deduced from language of doubtful import.’ ” And in State v. Wertheimer Bag Co., 253 Ala. 124 , 43 So.2d 824, 826 , the Court said: “It is true, as argued by the able assistant Attorney General, that exemption	1	1953–1953
Cromelin v. McCauley neutral ala · 1880 1 sentence 1932As was said by the late Mr. Justice Somerville, in Cromelin v. McCauley et al., 67 Ala. 542 : “That a court of equity possesses jurisdiction to relieve against fraud in judicial proceedings, is everywhere a universally recognized principle.	1	1932–1932
Stone v. State green ala · 1896 1 sentence 1931In Stone v. State, 115 Ala. 121 , 22 So. 275 , the court held that conviction for an offense different from the one described in the indictment would give the defendant no notice and would involve the violation of the universally recognized rule that the allegations and proof must correspond, a material variance being fatal to a conviction.	1	1931–1931
King v. Kline neutral pa · 1847 1 sentence 1928The defense was the general issue and special pleas setting up justification (1) on the universally recognized principle, which is grounded on the constitutional and natural right to hold and enjoy property and that a person may protect his animate property from the vicious attack of other animals, and if there exist an impending necessity he may kill the attacking animal to save his own from death or from serious harm (Coleman v. Minor, 17 Ala. App. 102 [2], 82 So. 42 ), that the dog killed was a public nuisance, in that he was known to worry or kill sheep, domestic fowls, or goats, or that t	1	1928–1928
Coleman v. Minor green · 1919 2 sentences 1928The defense was the general issue and special pleas setting up justification (1) on the universally recognized principle, which is grounded on the constitutional and natural right to hold and enjoy property and that a person may protect his animate property from the vicious attack of other animals, and if there exist an impending necessity he may kill the attacking animal to save his own from death or from serious harm (Coleman v. Minor, 17 Ala. App. 102 [2], 82 So. 42 ), that the dog killed was a public nuisance, in that he was known to worry or kill sheep, domestic fowls, or goats, or that t 1928The defense was the general issue and special pleas setting up justification (1) on the universally recognized principle, which is grounded on the constitutional and natural right to hold and enjoy property and that a person may protect his animate property from the vicious attack of other animals, and if there exist an impending necessity he may kill the attacking animal to save his own from death or from serious harm (Coleman v. Minor, 17 Ala. App. 102 [2], 82 So. 42 ), that the dog killed was a public nuisance, in that he was known to worry or kill sheep, domestic fowls, or goats, or that t	1	1928–1928
Holly v. Bass' Adm'r neutral ala · 1880 1 sentence 1920And it is on the basis of this universally recognized principle that courts exercise the power of setting aside sales under execution, issued on judgments rendered by themselves. * * * But the party aggrieved, in such cases, is required to prosecute his motion within a seasonable time, which is determined by the facts of each particular case, and he must, furthermore, satisfy the mind of the court that the act complained of has resulted to his injury or prejudice.” Holly v. Bass’ Adm’r, 68 Ala. 206 . [1] There was much conflict in the evidence, the trial being had before the court upon oral te	1	1920–1920
Elliott v. Mayfield neutral · 1842 1 sentence 1919Bloodgood v. Cammack, 5 Stew. & P. 276 ; Elliott v. Mayfield, 4 Ala. 417 ; Eliza v. State, 39 Ala. 693 ; Aaron v. State, 39 Ala. 684 ; Hart v. State, 40 Ala. 32 , 88 Am.	1	1919–1919
Aaron v. State neutral ala · 1866 1 sentence 1919Bloodgood v. Cammack, 5 Stew. & P. 276 ; Elliott v. Mayfield, 4 Ala. 417 ; Eliza v. State, 39 Ala. 693 ; Aaron v. State, 39 Ala. 684 ; Hart v. State, 40 Ala. 32 , 88 Am.	1	1919–1919
Gibson v. State neutral ala · 1866 1 sentence 1919Bloodgood v. Cammack, 5 Stew. & P. 276 ; Elliott v. Mayfield, 4 Ala. 417 ; Eliza v. State, 39 Ala. 693 ; Aaron v. State, 39 Ala. 684 ; Hart v. State, 40 Ala. 32 , 88 Am.	1	1919–1919
Hart v. State neutral ala · 1866 1 sentence 1919Bloodgood v. Cammack, 5 Stew. & P. 276 ; Elliott v. Mayfield, 4 Ala. 417 ; Eliza v. State, 39 Ala. 693 ; Aaron v. State, 39 Ala. 684 ; Hart v. State, 40 Ala. 32 , 88 Am.	1	1919–1919
Bloodgood v. Cammack neutral ala · 1834 1 sentence 1919Bloodgood v. Cammack, 5 Stew. & P. 276 ; Elliott v. Mayfield, 4 Ala. 417 ; Eliza v. State, 39 Ala. 693 ; Aaron v. State, 39 Ala. 684 ; Hart v. State, 40 Ala. 32 , 88 Am.	1	1919–1919
Lynch v. State neutral ala · 1889 1 sentence 1896Lynch v. The State, 89 Ala. 18 ; Gilmore v. The State, 99 Ala. 158 ; 1 Gr.	1	1896–1896

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