grounds principle in Alabama

49 Alabama opinions name it 4 courts 1881–2015 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 (9)

Case	Followed	Cited
Ex Parte Allengreen ala · 2001 · cited in 2 Alabama opinions naming this issue, 2013–2015 2 sentences 2015Because predispute agreements are entered into before the grounds on which the waiver of rights is based can be known, there is no real “meeting of the minds,” as contract law requires between two parties who commit to a binding agreement.’ “Waiver of a jury trial, to be valid, must occur after a case has been initiated. ‘Agreements entered into after a controversy arises avoid this problem [regarding full knowledge of the right being waived] because when they enter such agreements, the parties are aware of the kind of complaint they are allowing to proceed to arbitration in the place of a jur 2013“Agreements entered into after a controversy arises avoid this problem [regarding full knowledge of the right being waived] because when they enter such agreements, the parties are aware of the kind of complaint they are allowing to proceed to arbitration in the place of a jury trial.” Allen, 798 So.2d at 677 (Moore, C.J., concurring specially).	2	2
Briscoe v. Briscoegreen alacivapp · 1992 · cited in 2 Alabama opinions naming this issue, 1994–2009 2 sentences 2009“In order to obtain Rule 60(b) relief, the movant must allege and prove one of the grounds in the rule.” Briscoe v. Briscoe, 600 So.2d 290, 292 (Ala.Civ.App.1992) (emphasis added). 1994Briscoe v. Briscoe, 600 So.2d 290 (Ala.Civ.App.1992).	1	2
Marshall v. Stategreen alacrimapp · 2008 · cited in 1 Alabama opinions naming this issue, 2014–2014 1 sentence 2014See Marshall, 20 So.3d at 836 .	1	1
Ex Parte Grahamgreen ala · 1997 · cited in 1 Alabama opinions naming this issue, 2011–2011 1 sentence 2011Standard of Review “[W]here the facts are not in dispute and we are presented with pure questions of law, this Court’s standard of review is de novo.” State v. American Tobacco Co., 772 So.2d 417, 419 (Ala.2000) (citing Ex parte Graham, 702 So.2d 1215, 1221 (Ala.1997), and Beavers v. County of Walker, 645 So.2d 1365, 1372 (Ala.1994)).	1	1
Beavers v. County of Walkergreen ala · 1994 · cited in 1 Alabama opinions naming this issue, 2011–2011 1 sentence 2011Standard of Review “[W]here the facts are not in dispute and we are presented with pure questions of law, this Court’s standard of review is de novo.” State v. American Tobacco Co., 772 So.2d 417, 419 (Ala.2000) (citing Ex parte Graham, 702 So.2d 1215, 1221 (Ala.1997), and Beavers v. County of Walker, 645 So.2d 1365, 1372 (Ala.1994)).	1	1
State v. the American Tobacco Companygreen ala · 2000 · cited in 1 Alabama opinions naming this issue, 2011–2011 1 sentence 2011Standard of Review “[W]here the facts are not in dispute and we are presented with pure questions of law, this Court’s standard of review is de novo.” State v. American Tobacco Co., 772 So.2d 417, 419 (Ala.2000) (citing Ex parte Graham, 702 So.2d 1215, 1221 (Ala.1997), and Beavers v. County of Walker, 645 So.2d 1365, 1372 (Ala.1994)).	1	1
Baird v. Stategreen alacrimapp · 2002 · cited in 1 Alabama opinions naming this issue, 2007–2007 1 sentence 2007See Baird v. State, 849 So.2d 223, 245 (Ala.Crim.App.2002).	1	1
Nobis v. Stategreen alacrimapp · 1981 · cited in 1 Alabama opinions naming this issue, 1988–1988 1 sentence 1988"In addition to the grounds for challenge for cause under § 12-16-150 , grounds for challenge for cause under the common law still exist, when not inconsistent with the section." Nobis , 401 So.2d at 197 (citations omitted).	1	1
Louisville & NR Co. v. Garrettgreen ala · 1979 · cited in 1 Alabama opinions naming this issue, 1983–1983	1	1

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Also cited on this issue (57)

Case	Cited	Years
Felton v. State green alacrimapp · 1971 2 sentences 2013Mullis v. State, 258 Ala. 309 , 62 So.2d 451 (1952); Felton v. State, 46 Ala.App. 579 , 246 So.2d 467 (1971).’ (Emphasis added.) [[Image here]] “Thus, conviction of a crime of moral turpitude can be a ground for disqualification under § 12-16-60(a)(4) if a person has lost his right to vote. 2013Mullis v. State, 258 Ala. 309 , 62 So.2d 451 (1952); Felton v. State, 46 Ala.App. 579 , 246 So.2d 467 (1971).’ (Emphasis added.) [[Image here]] “Thus, conviction of a crime of moral turpitude can be a ground for disqualification under § 12-16-60(a)(4) if a person has lost his right to vote.	4	1981–2013
Mullis v. State green ala · 1952 2 sentences 2013Mullis v. State, 258 Ala. 309 , 62 So.2d 451 (1952); Felton v. State, 46 Ala.App. 579 , 246 So.2d 467 (1971).’ (Emphasis added.) [[Image here]] “Thus, conviction of a crime of moral turpitude can be a ground for disqualification under § 12-16-60(a)(4) if a person has lost his right to vote. 2013Mullis v. State, 258 Ala. 309 , 62 So.2d 451 (1952); Felton v. State, 46 Ala.App. 579 , 246 So.2d 467 (1971).’ (Emphasis added.) [[Image here]] “Thus, conviction of a crime of moral turpitude can be a ground for disqualification under § 12-16-60(a)(4) if a person has lost his right to vote.	4	1981–2013
Porter v. Mobile Pulley & MacH. Works green alacivapp · 1987 2 sentences 1990Porter v. Mobile Pulley & Machine Works, 507 So.2d 529 (Ala.Civ.App.1987). 1990Porter v. Mobile Pulley Machine Works , 507 So.2d 529 (Ala.Civ.App. 1987).	3	1989–1990
Gardner v. Dorsey green ala · 1976 2 sentences 1983A few years after the Gardner decision, our supreme court, in a per curiam opinion, wrote: “Although in Gardner v. Dorsey, [supra,] and Hosey v. Seibels Bruce Group, South Carolina Insurance Co., 363 So.2d 751 (Ala.1978) the objections to the court’s oral charge were found sufficient notwithstanding the failure to state the grounds therefor, these cases hold that the grounds requirement is excused only in the limited circumstance where the party makes a specific objection and the charge involves a misstatement of substantive law.” Louisville & N.R. 1982Burnett v. Martin , Ala., 405 So.2d 23 (1981). *Page 771 We held in Gardner v. Dorsey , Ala., 331 So.2d 634 (1976), that the grounds requirement is excused only in the limited circumstance where the party makes a specific objection and the charge involves a misstatement of substantive law.	3	1979–1983
Brown v. Woolverton green ala · 1928 2 sentences 1971Justice Foster in a very able and learned opinion in Brown v. Woolverton, 219 Ala. 112 , 121 So. 404 , 64 A.L.R. 640 , had this to say: “ * * * ‘At common law the grounds for challenge were classified under four heads, as follows: (1) propter honoris respectum; as, if a lord of Parliament be impaneled on a jury, he may be challenged by either party, or he may challenge himself; (2) propter defectum; as if a juryman be an alien born, this is defect of birth; (3) propter affectum, as for suspicion of bias or partiality— this may be either a principal challenge, or to the favor; (4) challenges pr 1971Justice Foster in a very able and learned opinion in Brown v. Woolverton, 219 Ala. 112 , 121 So. 404 , 64 A.L.R. 640 , had this to say: “ * * * ‘At common law the grounds for challenge were classified under four heads, as follows: (1) propter honoris respectum; as, if a lord of Parliament be impaneled on a jury, he may be challenged by either party, or he may challenge himself; (2) propter defectum; as if a juryman be an alien born, this is defect of birth; (3) propter affectum, as for suspicion of bias or partiality— this may be either a principal challenge, or to the favor; (4) challenges pr	3	1957–1971
Oxford v. Estes green ala · 1934 2 sentences 1959We have no disposition to re-examine the grounds on which that principle rests.’ ” In Oxford v. Estes, 229 Ala. 606 , 158 So. 534, 538 , this court said: “Prescription, as a bar to actions at law or in equity, is a rule of repose; aims at an end of controversies touching the title to property; fixes twenty years as the absolute limit beyond which courts will not inquire; applies to express trusts which have lain dormant, unrecognized, and unasserted for twenty years; no disabilities, such as infancy, prevent or suspend the running of the twenty-year period. 1959We have no disposition to re-examine the grounds on which that principle rests.’ ” In Oxford v. Estes, 229 Ala. 606 , 158 So. 534, 538 , this court said: “Prescription, as a bar to actions at law or in equity, is a rule of repose; aims at an end of controversies touching the title to property; fixes twenty years as the absolute limit beyond which courts will not inquire; applies to express trusts which have lain dormant, unrecognized, and unasserted for twenty years; no disabilities, such as infancy, prevent or suspend the running of the twenty-year period.	3	1951–1959
Hosey v. Seibels Bruce Group, S.C. Ins. Co. green ala · 1978 2 sentences 1983A few years after the Gardner decision, our supreme court, in a per curiam opinion, wrote: “Although in Gardner v. Dorsey, [supra,] and Hosey v. Seibels Bruce Group, South Carolina Insurance Co., 363 So.2d 751 (Ala.1978) the objections to the court’s oral charge were found sufficient notwithstanding the failure to state the grounds therefor, these cases hold that the grounds requirement is excused only in the limited circumstance where the party makes a specific objection and the charge involves a misstatement of substantive law.” Louisville & N.R. 1979Although in Gardner v. Dorsey , 331 So.2d 634 (Ala. 1976) and Hosey v. Seibels Bruce Group, South Carolina Insurance Co. , 363 So.2d 751 (Ala. 1978) the objections to the court's oral charge were found sufficient notwithstanding the failure to state the grounds therefor, these cases hold that the grounds requirement is excused only in the limited circumstance where the party makes a specific objection and the charge involves a misstatement of substantive law.	2	1979–1983
Pitts v. Darby neutral ala · 1913 2 sentences 1956Some of them are: Philippi v. Philippi, 61 Ala. 41 ; Garrett v. Garrett, 69 Ala. 429 ; Solomon v. Solomon, 83 Ala. 394 , 3 So. 679 ; Semple v. Glenn, 91 Ala. 245 , 6 So. 46 , 9 So. 265 ; Gay v. Fleming, 182 Ala. 511 , 62 So. 523 ; Spencer v. Hurd, 201 Ala. 269 , 77 So. 683 , 1 A.L.R. 761 ; Graham v. Graham, 205 Ala. 644 , 89 So. 25 ; Scott v. Scott, 202 Ala. 244 , 80 So. 82 ; Oxford v. Estes, 229 Ala. 606 , 158 So. 534 ; Wilkerson v. Wilkerson, 230 Ala. 567 , 161 So. 820 ; Hendley v. First National Bank of Huntsville, 234 Ala. 535 , 176 So. 348 , on rehearing, 235 Ala. 664 , 180 So. 667 . 1951Some of them are: Philippi v. Philippi, 61 Ala. 41 ; Garrett v. Garrett, 69 Ala. 429 ; Solomon v. Solomon, 83 Ala. 394 , 3 So. 679 ; Semple v. Glenn, 91 Ala. 245 , 6 So. 46 , 9 So. 265 ; Gay v. Fleming, 182 Ala. 511 , 62 So. 523 ; Spencer v. Hurd, 201 Ala. 269 , 77 So. 683 , 1 A.L.R. 761 ; Graham v. Graham, 205 Ala. 644 , 89 So. 25 ; Scott v. Scott, 202 Ala. 244 , 80 So. 82 ; Oxford v. Estes, 229 Ala. 606 , 158 So. 534 ; Wilkerson v. Wilkerson, 230 Ala. 567 , 161 So. 820 ; Hendley v. First National Bank of Huntsville, 234 Ala. 535 , 176 So. 348 , on rehearing, 235 Ala. 664 , 180 So. 667 .	2	1951–1956
Gay v. Fleming neutral ala · 1913 2 sentences 1956Some of them are: Philippi v. Philippi, 61 Ala. 41 ; Garrett v. Garrett, 69 Ala. 429 ; Solomon v. Solomon, 83 Ala. 394 , 3 So. 679 ; Semple v. Glenn, 91 Ala. 245 , 6 So. 46 , 9 So. 265 ; Gay v. Fleming, 182 Ala. 511 , 62 So. 523 ; Spencer v. Hurd, 201 Ala. 269 , 77 So. 683 , 1 A.L.R. 761 ; Graham v. Graham, 205 Ala. 644 , 89 So. 25 ; Scott v. Scott, 202 Ala. 244 , 80 So. 82 ; Oxford v. Estes, 229 Ala. 606 , 158 So. 534 ; Wilkerson v. Wilkerson, 230 Ala. 567 , 161 So. 820 ; Hendley v. First National Bank of Huntsville, 234 Ala. 535 , 176 So. 348 , on rehearing, 235 Ala. 664 , 180 So. 667 . 1951Some of them are: Philippi v. Philippi, 61 Ala. 41 ; Garrett v. Garrett, 69 Ala. 429 ; Solomon v. Solomon, 83 Ala. 394 , 3 So. 679 ; Semple v. Glenn, 91 Ala. 245 , 6 So. 46 , 9 So. 265 ; Gay v. Fleming, 182 Ala. 511 , 62 So. 523 ; Spencer v. Hurd, 201 Ala. 269 , 77 So. 683 , 1 A.L.R. 761 ; Graham v. Graham, 205 Ala. 644 , 89 So. 25 ; Scott v. Scott, 202 Ala. 244 , 80 So. 82 ; Oxford v. Estes, 229 Ala. 606 , 158 So. 534 ; Wilkerson v. Wilkerson, 230 Ala. 567 , 161 So. 820 ; Hendley v. First National Bank of Huntsville, 234 Ala. 535 , 176 So. 348 , on rehearing, 235 Ala. 664 , 180 So. 667 .	2	1951–1956
Republic Iron & Steel Co. v. Quinton neutral ala · 1915 2 sentences 1956Where there is no citation of, or reference to, an authority in the argument pertaining to any assignment, we think the argument does not “ ‘reach the dignity of an insistence upon the grounds of error covering it.’ ” Republic Iron & Steel Co. v. Quinton, 194 Ala. 126 , 69 So. 604, 607 ; Suits v. Glover, 260 Ala. 449 , 71 So.2d 49 , 43 A.L.R.2d 465 ; 2A Alabama Digest Appeal and Error &wkey; 756, 758(1) and 1079. 1956Where there is no citation of, or reference to, an authority in the argument pertaining to any assignment, we think the argument does not “ ‘reach the dignity of an insistence upon the grounds of error covering it.’ ” Republic Iron & Steel Co. v. Quinton, 194 Ala. 126 , 69 So. 604, 607 ; Suits v. Glover, 260 Ala. 449 , 71 So.2d 49 , 43 A.L.R.2d 465 ; 2A Alabama Digest Appeal and Error &wkey; 756, 758(1) and 1079.	2	1916–1956
Philippi v. Philippi green · 1878 2 sentences 1956Some of them are: Philippi v. Philippi, 61 Ala. 41 ; Garrett v. Garrett, 69 Ala. 429 ; Solomon v. Solomon, 83 Ala. 394 , 3 So. 679 ; Semple v. Glenn, 91 Ala. 245 , 6 So. 46 , 9 So. 265 ; Gay v. Fleming, 182 Ala. 511 , 62 So. 523 ; Spencer v. Hurd, 201 Ala. 269 , 77 So. 683 , 1 A.L.R. 761 ; Graham v. Graham, 205 Ala. 644 , 89 So. 25 ; Scott v. Scott, 202 Ala. 244 , 80 So. 82 ; Oxford v. Estes, 229 Ala. 606 , 158 So. 534 ; Wilkerson v. Wilkerson, 230 Ala. 567 , 161 So. 820 ; Hendley v. First National Bank of Huntsville, 234 Ala. 535 , 176 So. 348 , on rehearing, 235 Ala. 664 , 180 So. 667 . 1951Some of them are: Philippi v. Philippi, 61 Ala. 41 ; Garrett v. Garrett, 69 Ala. 429 ; Solomon v. Solomon, 83 Ala. 394 , 3 So. 679 ; Semple v. Glenn, 91 Ala. 245 , 6 So. 46 , 9 So. 265 ; Gay v. Fleming, 182 Ala. 511 , 62 So. 523 ; Spencer v. Hurd, 201 Ala. 269 , 77 So. 683 , 1 A.L.R. 761 ; Graham v. Graham, 205 Ala. 644 , 89 So. 25 ; Scott v. Scott, 202 Ala. 244 , 80 So. 82 ; Oxford v. Estes, 229 Ala. 606 , 158 So. 534 ; Wilkerson v. Wilkerson, 230 Ala. 567 , 161 So. 820 ; Hendley v. First National Bank of Huntsville, 234 Ala. 535 , 176 So. 348 , on rehearing, 235 Ala. 664 , 180 So. 667 .	2	1951–1956
Garrett v. Garrett green ala · 1881 2 sentences 1956Some of them are: Philippi v. Philippi, 61 Ala. 41 ; Garrett v. Garrett, 69 Ala. 429 ; Solomon v. Solomon, 83 Ala. 394 , 3 So. 679 ; Semple v. Glenn, 91 Ala. 245 , 6 So. 46 , 9 So. 265 ; Gay v. Fleming, 182 Ala. 511 , 62 So. 523 ; Spencer v. Hurd, 201 Ala. 269 , 77 So. 683 , 1 A.L.R. 761 ; Graham v. Graham, 205 Ala. 644 , 89 So. 25 ; Scott v. Scott, 202 Ala. 244 , 80 So. 82 ; Oxford v. Estes, 229 Ala. 606 , 158 So. 534 ; Wilkerson v. Wilkerson, 230 Ala. 567 , 161 So. 820 ; Hendley v. First National Bank of Huntsville, 234 Ala. 535 , 176 So. 348 , on rehearing, 235 Ala. 664 , 180 So. 667 . 1951Some of them are: Philippi v. Philippi, 61 Ala. 41 ; Garrett v. Garrett, 69 Ala. 429 ; Solomon v. Solomon, 83 Ala. 394 , 3 So. 679 ; Semple v. Glenn, 91 Ala. 245 , 6 So. 46 , 9 So. 265 ; Gay v. Fleming, 182 Ala. 511 , 62 So. 523 ; Spencer v. Hurd, 201 Ala. 269 , 77 So. 683 , 1 A.L.R. 761 ; Graham v. Graham, 205 Ala. 644 , 89 So. 25 ; Scott v. Scott, 202 Ala. 244 , 80 So. 82 ; Oxford v. Estes, 229 Ala. 606 , 158 So. 534 ; Wilkerson v. Wilkerson, 230 Ala. 567 , 161 So. 820 ; Hendley v. First National Bank of Huntsville, 234 Ala. 535 , 176 So. 348 , on rehearing, 235 Ala. 664 , 180 So. 667 .	2	1951–1956
Solomon v. Solomon neutral ala · 1887 2 sentences 1956Some of them are: Philippi v. Philippi, 61 Ala. 41 ; Garrett v. Garrett, 69 Ala. 429 ; Solomon v. Solomon, 83 Ala. 394 , 3 So. 679 ; Semple v. Glenn, 91 Ala. 245 , 6 So. 46 , 9 So. 265 ; Gay v. Fleming, 182 Ala. 511 , 62 So. 523 ; Spencer v. Hurd, 201 Ala. 269 , 77 So. 683 , 1 A.L.R. 761 ; Graham v. Graham, 205 Ala. 644 , 89 So. 25 ; Scott v. Scott, 202 Ala. 244 , 80 So. 82 ; Oxford v. Estes, 229 Ala. 606 , 158 So. 534 ; Wilkerson v. Wilkerson, 230 Ala. 567 , 161 So. 820 ; Hendley v. First National Bank of Huntsville, 234 Ala. 535 , 176 So. 348 , on rehearing, 235 Ala. 664 , 180 So. 667 . 1951Some of them are: Philippi v. Philippi, 61 Ala. 41 ; Garrett v. Garrett, 69 Ala. 429 ; Solomon v. Solomon, 83 Ala. 394 , 3 So. 679 ; Semple v. Glenn, 91 Ala. 245 , 6 So. 46 , 9 So. 265 ; Gay v. Fleming, 182 Ala. 511 , 62 So. 523 ; Spencer v. Hurd, 201 Ala. 269 , 77 So. 683 , 1 A.L.R. 761 ; Graham v. Graham, 205 Ala. 644 , 89 So. 25 ; Scott v. Scott, 202 Ala. 244 , 80 So. 82 ; Oxford v. Estes, 229 Ala. 606 , 158 So. 534 ; Wilkerson v. Wilkerson, 230 Ala. 567 , 161 So. 820 ; Hendley v. First National Bank of Huntsville, 234 Ala. 535 , 176 So. 348 , on rehearing, 235 Ala. 664 , 180 So. 667 .	2	1951–1956
Semple v. Glenn green ala · 1890 2 sentences 1956Some of them are: Philippi v. Philippi, 61 Ala. 41 ; Garrett v. Garrett, 69 Ala. 429 ; Solomon v. Solomon, 83 Ala. 394 , 3 So. 679 ; Semple v. Glenn, 91 Ala. 245 , 6 So. 46 , 9 So. 265 ; Gay v. Fleming, 182 Ala. 511 , 62 So. 523 ; Spencer v. Hurd, 201 Ala. 269 , 77 So. 683 , 1 A.L.R. 761 ; Graham v. Graham, 205 Ala. 644 , 89 So. 25 ; Scott v. Scott, 202 Ala. 244 , 80 So. 82 ; Oxford v. Estes, 229 Ala. 606 , 158 So. 534 ; Wilkerson v. Wilkerson, 230 Ala. 567 , 161 So. 820 ; Hendley v. First National Bank of Huntsville, 234 Ala. 535 , 176 So. 348 , on rehearing, 235 Ala. 664 , 180 So. 667 . 1951Some of them are: Philippi v. Philippi, 61 Ala. 41 ; Garrett v. Garrett, 69 Ala. 429 ; Solomon v. Solomon, 83 Ala. 394 , 3 So. 679 ; Semple v. Glenn, 91 Ala. 245 , 6 So. 46 , 9 So. 265 ; Gay v. Fleming, 182 Ala. 511 , 62 So. 523 ; Spencer v. Hurd, 201 Ala. 269 , 77 So. 683 , 1 A.L.R. 761 ; Graham v. Graham, 205 Ala. 644 , 89 So. 25 ; Scott v. Scott, 202 Ala. 244 , 80 So. 82 ; Oxford v. Estes, 229 Ala. 606 , 158 So. 534 ; Wilkerson v. Wilkerson, 230 Ala. 567 , 161 So. 820 ; Hendley v. First National Bank of Huntsville, 234 Ala. 535 , 176 So. 348 , on rehearing, 235 Ala. 664 , 180 So. 667 .	2	1951–1956
Hendley v. First Nat. Bank of Huntsville green ala · 1937 2 sentences 1956Some of them are: Philippi v. Philippi, 61 Ala. 41 ; Garrett v. Garrett, 69 Ala. 429 ; Solomon v. Solomon, 83 Ala. 394 , 3 So. 679 ; Semple v. Glenn, 91 Ala. 245 , 6 So. 46 , 9 So. 265 ; Gay v. Fleming, 182 Ala. 511 , 62 So. 523 ; Spencer v. Hurd, 201 Ala. 269 , 77 So. 683 , 1 A.L.R. 761 ; Graham v. Graham, 205 Ala. 644 , 89 So. 25 ; Scott v. Scott, 202 Ala. 244 , 80 So. 82 ; Oxford v. Estes, 229 Ala. 606 , 158 So. 534 ; Wilkerson v. Wilkerson, 230 Ala. 567 , 161 So. 820 ; Hendley v. First National Bank of Huntsville, 234 Ala. 535 , 176 So. 348 , on rehearing, 235 Ala. 664 , 180 So. 667 . 1956Some of them are: Philippi v. Philippi, 61 Ala. 41 ; Garrett v. Garrett, 69 Ala. 429 ; Solomon v. Solomon, 83 Ala. 394 , 3 So. 679 ; Semple v. Glenn, 91 Ala. 245 , 6 So. 46 , 9 So. 265 ; Gay v. Fleming, 182 Ala. 511 , 62 So. 523 ; Spencer v. Hurd, 201 Ala. 269 , 77 So. 683 , 1 A.L.R. 761 ; Graham v. Graham, 205 Ala. 644 , 89 So. 25 ; Scott v. Scott, 202 Ala. 244 , 80 So. 82 ; Oxford v. Estes, 229 Ala. 606 , 158 So. 534 ; Wilkerson v. Wilkerson, 230 Ala. 567 , 161 So. 820 ; Hendley v. First National Bank of Huntsville, 234 Ala. 535 , 176 So. 348 , on rehearing, 235 Ala. 664 , 180 So. 667 .	2	1951–1956
Hendley v. First Nat. Bank of Huntsville green ala · 1937 2 sentences 1956Some of them are: Philippi v. Philippi, 61 Ala. 41 ; Garrett v. Garrett, 69 Ala. 429 ; Solomon v. Solomon, 83 Ala. 394 , 3 So. 679 ; Semple v. Glenn, 91 Ala. 245 , 6 So. 46 , 9 So. 265 ; Gay v. Fleming, 182 Ala. 511 , 62 So. 523 ; Spencer v. Hurd, 201 Ala. 269 , 77 So. 683 , 1 A.L.R. 761 ; Graham v. Graham, 205 Ala. 644 , 89 So. 25 ; Scott v. Scott, 202 Ala. 244 , 80 So. 82 ; Oxford v. Estes, 229 Ala. 606 , 158 So. 534 ; Wilkerson v. Wilkerson, 230 Ala. 567 , 161 So. 820 ; Hendley v. First National Bank of Huntsville, 234 Ala. 535 , 176 So. 348 , on rehearing, 235 Ala. 664 , 180 So. 667 . 1956Some of them are: Philippi v. Philippi, 61 Ala. 41 ; Garrett v. Garrett, 69 Ala. 429 ; Solomon v. Solomon, 83 Ala. 394 , 3 So. 679 ; Semple v. Glenn, 91 Ala. 245 , 6 So. 46 , 9 So. 265 ; Gay v. Fleming, 182 Ala. 511 , 62 So. 523 ; Spencer v. Hurd, 201 Ala. 269 , 77 So. 683 , 1 A.L.R. 761 ; Graham v. Graham, 205 Ala. 644 , 89 So. 25 ; Scott v. Scott, 202 Ala. 244 , 80 So. 82 ; Oxford v. Estes, 229 Ala. 606 , 158 So. 534 ; Wilkerson v. Wilkerson, 230 Ala. 567 , 161 So. 820 ; Hendley v. First National Bank of Huntsville, 234 Ala. 535 , 176 So. 348 , on rehearing, 235 Ala. 664 , 180 So. 667 .	2	1951–1956
Spencer v. Hurd green ala · 1918 2 sentences 1956Some of them are: Philippi v. Philippi, 61 Ala. 41 ; Garrett v. Garrett, 69 Ala. 429 ; Solomon v. Solomon, 83 Ala. 394 , 3 So. 679 ; Semple v. Glenn, 91 Ala. 245 , 6 So. 46 , 9 So. 265 ; Gay v. Fleming, 182 Ala. 511 , 62 So. 523 ; Spencer v. Hurd, 201 Ala. 269 , 77 So. 683 , 1 A.L.R. 761 ; Graham v. Graham, 205 Ala. 644 , 89 So. 25 ; Scott v. Scott, 202 Ala. 244 , 80 So. 82 ; Oxford v. Estes, 229 Ala. 606 , 158 So. 534 ; Wilkerson v. Wilkerson, 230 Ala. 567 , 161 So. 820 ; Hendley v. First National Bank of Huntsville, 234 Ala. 535 , 176 So. 348 , on rehearing, 235 Ala. 664 , 180 So. 667 . 1956Some of them are: Philippi v. Philippi, 61 Ala. 41 ; Garrett v. Garrett, 69 Ala. 429 ; Solomon v. Solomon, 83 Ala. 394 , 3 So. 679 ; Semple v. Glenn, 91 Ala. 245 , 6 So. 46 , 9 So. 265 ; Gay v. Fleming, 182 Ala. 511 , 62 So. 523 ; Spencer v. Hurd, 201 Ala. 269 , 77 So. 683 , 1 A.L.R. 761 ; Graham v. Graham, 205 Ala. 644 , 89 So. 25 ; Scott v. Scott, 202 Ala. 244 , 80 So. 82 ; Oxford v. Estes, 229 Ala. 606 , 158 So. 534 ; Wilkerson v. Wilkerson, 230 Ala. 567 , 161 So. 820 ; Hendley v. First National Bank of Huntsville, 234 Ala. 535 , 176 So. 348 , on rehearing, 235 Ala. 664 , 180 So. 667 .	2	1951–1956
Graham v. Graham green ala · 1921 2 sentences 1956Some of them are: Philippi v. Philippi, 61 Ala. 41 ; Garrett v. Garrett, 69 Ala. 429 ; Solomon v. Solomon, 83 Ala. 394 , 3 So. 679 ; Semple v. Glenn, 91 Ala. 245 , 6 So. 46 , 9 So. 265 ; Gay v. Fleming, 182 Ala. 511 , 62 So. 523 ; Spencer v. Hurd, 201 Ala. 269 , 77 So. 683 , 1 A.L.R. 761 ; Graham v. Graham, 205 Ala. 644 , 89 So. 25 ; Scott v. Scott, 202 Ala. 244 , 80 So. 82 ; Oxford v. Estes, 229 Ala. 606 , 158 So. 534 ; Wilkerson v. Wilkerson, 230 Ala. 567 , 161 So. 820 ; Hendley v. First National Bank of Huntsville, 234 Ala. 535 , 176 So. 348 , on rehearing, 235 Ala. 664 , 180 So. 667 . 1956Some of them are: Philippi v. Philippi, 61 Ala. 41 ; Garrett v. Garrett, 69 Ala. 429 ; Solomon v. Solomon, 83 Ala. 394 , 3 So. 679 ; Semple v. Glenn, 91 Ala. 245 , 6 So. 46 , 9 So. 265 ; Gay v. Fleming, 182 Ala. 511 , 62 So. 523 ; Spencer v. Hurd, 201 Ala. 269 , 77 So. 683 , 1 A.L.R. 761 ; Graham v. Graham, 205 Ala. 644 , 89 So. 25 ; Scott v. Scott, 202 Ala. 244 , 80 So. 82 ; Oxford v. Estes, 229 Ala. 606 , 158 So. 534 ; Wilkerson v. Wilkerson, 230 Ala. 567 , 161 So. 820 ; Hendley v. First National Bank of Huntsville, 234 Ala. 535 , 176 So. 348 , on rehearing, 235 Ala. 664 , 180 So. 667 .	2	1951–1956
Wilkerson v. Wilkerson green ala · 1935 2 sentences 1956Some of them are: Philippi v. Philippi, 61 Ala. 41 ; Garrett v. Garrett, 69 Ala. 429 ; Solomon v. Solomon, 83 Ala. 394 , 3 So. 679 ; Semple v. Glenn, 91 Ala. 245 , 6 So. 46 , 9 So. 265 ; Gay v. Fleming, 182 Ala. 511 , 62 So. 523 ; Spencer v. Hurd, 201 Ala. 269 , 77 So. 683 , 1 A.L.R. 761 ; Graham v. Graham, 205 Ala. 644 , 89 So. 25 ; Scott v. Scott, 202 Ala. 244 , 80 So. 82 ; Oxford v. Estes, 229 Ala. 606 , 158 So. 534 ; Wilkerson v. Wilkerson, 230 Ala. 567 , 161 So. 820 ; Hendley v. First National Bank of Huntsville, 234 Ala. 535 , 176 So. 348 , on rehearing, 235 Ala. 664 , 180 So. 667 . 1956Some of them are: Philippi v. Philippi, 61 Ala. 41 ; Garrett v. Garrett, 69 Ala. 429 ; Solomon v. Solomon, 83 Ala. 394 , 3 So. 679 ; Semple v. Glenn, 91 Ala. 245 , 6 So. 46 , 9 So. 265 ; Gay v. Fleming, 182 Ala. 511 , 62 So. 523 ; Spencer v. Hurd, 201 Ala. 269 , 77 So. 683 , 1 A.L.R. 761 ; Graham v. Graham, 205 Ala. 644 , 89 So. 25 ; Scott v. Scott, 202 Ala. 244 , 80 So. 82 ; Oxford v. Estes, 229 Ala. 606 , 158 So. 534 ; Wilkerson v. Wilkerson, 230 Ala. 567 , 161 So. 820 ; Hendley v. First National Bank of Huntsville, 234 Ala. 535 , 176 So. 348 , on rehearing, 235 Ala. 664 , 180 So. 667 .	2	1951–1956
Scott v. Scott neutral ala · 1918 2 sentences 1956Some of them are: Philippi v. Philippi, 61 Ala. 41 ; Garrett v. Garrett, 69 Ala. 429 ; Solomon v. Solomon, 83 Ala. 394 , 3 So. 679 ; Semple v. Glenn, 91 Ala. 245 , 6 So. 46 , 9 So. 265 ; Gay v. Fleming, 182 Ala. 511 , 62 So. 523 ; Spencer v. Hurd, 201 Ala. 269 , 77 So. 683 , 1 A.L.R. 761 ; Graham v. Graham, 205 Ala. 644 , 89 So. 25 ; Scott v. Scott, 202 Ala. 244 , 80 So. 82 ; Oxford v. Estes, 229 Ala. 606 , 158 So. 534 ; Wilkerson v. Wilkerson, 230 Ala. 567 , 161 So. 820 ; Hendley v. First National Bank of Huntsville, 234 Ala. 535 , 176 So. 348 , on rehearing, 235 Ala. 664 , 180 So. 667 . 1956Some of them are: Philippi v. Philippi, 61 Ala. 41 ; Garrett v. Garrett, 69 Ala. 429 ; Solomon v. Solomon, 83 Ala. 394 , 3 So. 679 ; Semple v. Glenn, 91 Ala. 245 , 6 So. 46 , 9 So. 265 ; Gay v. Fleming, 182 Ala. 511 , 62 So. 523 ; Spencer v. Hurd, 201 Ala. 269 , 77 So. 683 , 1 A.L.R. 761 ; Graham v. Graham, 205 Ala. 644 , 89 So. 25 ; Scott v. Scott, 202 Ala. 244 , 80 So. 82 ; Oxford v. Estes, 229 Ala. 606 , 158 So. 534 ; Wilkerson v. Wilkerson, 230 Ala. 567 , 161 So. 820 ; Hendley v. First National Bank of Huntsville, 234 Ala. 535 , 176 So. 348 , on rehearing, 235 Ala. 664 , 180 So. 667 .	2	1951–1956
Beasley v. State green alactapp · 1957 2 sentences 2002In Beasley v. State, 39 Ala. App. 182 , 96 So.2d 693 (1957), the court discussed the common-law grounds for a challenge for cause and stated: "`..."At common law the grounds for challenge were classified under four heads, as follows: (1) propter honoris respectum; as, if a lord of Parliament be impaneled on a jury, he may be challenged by either party, or he may challenge himself; (2) propter defectum; as if a juryman be an alien born, this is defect of birth; (3) propter affectum, as for suspicion of bias or partiality this may be either a principal challenge, or to the favor; (4) challenge 2002In Beasley v. State, 39 Ala. App. 182 , 96 So.2d 693 (1957), the court discussed the common-law grounds for a challenge for cause and stated: "`..."At common law the grounds for challenge were classified under four heads, as follows: (1) propter honoris respectum; as, if a lord of Parliament be impaneled on a jury, he may be challenged by either party, or he may challenge himself; (2) propter defectum; as if a juryman be an alien born, this is defect of birth; (3) propter affectum, as for suspicion of bias or partiality this may be either a principal challenge, or to the favor; (4) challenge	1	2002–2002
Anderton v. Latham green ala · 1977	1	1988–1988
Pickett v. State green alacrimapp · 1983 1 sentence 1988Pickett v. State, 456 So.2d 330 (Ala.Cr.App.1982).	1	1988–1988
Frazier v. Malone green ala · 1980	1	1987–1987
Allen v. State green alacrimapp · 1981	1	1984–1984
Ex Parte Allen green ala · 1982	1	1984–1984
Wolff v. McDonnell green scotus · 1974	1	1984–1984
Smithson v. State green alacrimapp · 1973	1	1983–1983
Burnett v. Martin green ala · 1981	1	1982–1982
Nichols v. State green · 1958	1	1982–1982
Ex Parte Cook neutral ala · 1980	1	1982–1982
Cook v. State green alacrimapp · 1980	1	1982–1982
Raine v. First Western Bank green ala · 1978	1	1980–1980
Suits v. Glover green ala · 1954	1	1956–1956
Simmons v. Cochran green ala · 1949	1	1956–1956
Mitchell v. Sessoms Grocery Co. neutral ala · 1933	1	1941–1941
O'Rear v. State green ala · 1914	1	1939–1939
Hale v. Brown neutral ala · 1924	1	1926–1926
Western Union Telegraph Co. v. Benson green ala · 1908	1	1923–1923
Stover v. Hill green ala · 1922	1	1923–1923

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