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stare decisis and makes every reasonable doctrine in Alabama

7 Alabama opinions name it 2 courts 1997–2026 1 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 (3)

CaseFollowedCited
Jackson v. City of Florencegreen
ala · 1975 · cited in 4 Alabama opinions naming this issue, 1997–2012
2 sentences

2012See, e.g., Jackson v. City of Florence, 294 Ala. 592, 598 , 320 So.2d 68, 73 (1975), in which Justice Shores, writing for this Court, stated: ‘As strongly as we believe in the stability of the law, we also recognize that there is merit, if not honor, in admitting prior mistakes and correcting them.’ ” 693 So.2d at 421 .

2012See, e.g., Jackson v. City of Florence, 294 Ala. 592, 598 , 320 So.2d 68, 73 (1975), in which Justice Shores, writing for this Court, stated: ‘As strongly as we believe in the stability of the law, we also recognize that there is merit, if not honor, in admitting prior mistakes and correcting them.’ ” 693 So.2d at 421 .

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Walker v. Capstone Building Corp.green
ala · 2012 · cited in 2 Alabama opinions naming this issue, 2013–2015
2 sentences

2015Corp., 96 So.3d 77, 88 (Ala.2012) (quoting Foremost Ins.

2013Corp., 96 So.3d 77, 88 (Ala.2012) (quoting Foremost Ins.

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Foremost Ins. Co. v. Parhamgreen
ala · 1997 · cited in 4 Alabama opinions naming this issue, 2007–2026
2 sentences

2026Co. v. Parham, 693 So. 2d 409, 421 (Ala. 1997).

2012Stare Decisis As in this case, this Court was asked in Foremost Insurance Co. v. Parham, 693 So.2d 409 (Ala.1997), to overrule a decision of this Court made only a few years earlier and thereby reaffirm a rule that had been recognized as the law of Alabama for many years before that recent decision. 7 In de ciding to overrule the earlier decision, the Court in Foremost declared: “Although this Court strongly believes in the doctrine of stare decisis and makes every reasonable attempt to maintain the stability of the law, this Court has had to recognize on occasion that it is necessary and prud

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Distinguished, questioned or overruled (0)

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

Statutes the citing opinions construe

AL § Ala. Code § 6-2-38 (4) AL § Ala. Code § 6-2-30 (3) AL § Ala. Code § 6-5-547 (3)

Counted by distinct opinions that both name this issue and are annotated to the section; sections every opinion cites regardless of issue are not filtered here, so read the counts against the total above.

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