Alabama Power Company v. Taylor

Decided January 9, 1975. Alva Hugh Maddox wrote the opinion for the court.

306 So. 2d 236 · Cited 122 times

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Precedents cited

Decisions in our collection this opinion relies on, ordered by how often it cites each. Cases we publish link through; others open the full text.

• Blackwell v. Alabama Power Company · 152 So. 2d 670
• Chesapeake & Ohio Railway Co. v. Martin · 283 U.S. 209
• Liberty National Life Insurance Company v. Weldon · 100 So. 2d 696
• Kilcrease v. Harris · 259 So. 2d 797
• Temple v. McComb City Electric Light & Power Co. · 89 Miss. 1
• Havard v. PALMER & BAKER ENGINEERS, INC. · 302 So. 2d 228
• Penticost v. Massey · 81 So. 637
• Chambers v. Cox · 130 So. 416
• Jones v. Strickland · 77 So. 562
• Clark v. Exchange Insurance Association · 161 So. 2d 817
• Shepherd v. Gardner Wholesale, Inc. · 256 So. 2d 877
• Alabama Power Co. v. Bowers · 39 So. 2d 402
• Erikson v. Wisconsin Hydro-Electric Co. · 214 Wis. 614
• McCormick v. Alabama Power Company · 306 So. 2d 233
• Woodward Iron Co. v. Burges · 121 So. 399
• Lamb v. Consumers Power Co. · 281 N.W. 632
• Piedmont Fire Ins. Co. v. Tierce · 17 So. 2d 133
• Alabama Power Co. v. Jackson · 166 So. 692
• Allen v. Southern Coal & Coke Co. · 87 So. 562
• Arant v. Grier · 286 Ala. 263
• Texas General Utilities Co. v. Nixon · 81 S.W.2d 250

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