American Ry. Express Co. v. Reid

Decided April 28, 1927. Virgil Bouldin wrote the opinion for the court.

113 So. 507 · Cited 67 times

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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.

• Jackson v. Vaughn · 86 So. 469
• B'ham Ry. L. & P. Co. v. Cockrum · 179 Ala. 372
• Anderson v. State · 95 So. 171
• Birmingham Railway, Light & Power Co. v. Drennen · 175 Ala. 338
• Louisville & Nashville R. R. v. Holland · 173 Ala. 675
• Metropolitan Life Ins. Co. v. Carter · 102 So. 130
• Dwight Manufacturing Co. v. Holmes · 198 Ala. 590
• Sharp v. State · 193 Ala. 22
• Alabama Fuel & Iron Co. v. Williams · 91 So. 879
• Cook v. Sheffield Co. · 91 So. 473
• Feore v. Trammel · 102 So. 529
• Navco Hardwood Co. v. Bass · 108 So. 452
• Southern Railway Co. v. Carter · 164 Ala. 103
• Demopolis Telephone Co. v. Hood · 102 So. 35
• Southern Ry. Co. v. Gantt · 98 So. 192
• Western Railway v. Mays · 197 Ala. 367
• Birmingham, Ensley & Bessemer R. R. v. Stagg · 196 Ala. 612
• Alabama Fuel & Iron Co. v. Andrews · 102 So. 799
• Cutcliff v. B'ham Ry. L. & P. Co. · 148 Ala. 108
• Southern Cotton Oil Co. v. Woods · 78 So. 907
• Mobile Light R. Co. v. Ellis · 92 So. 106
• Lambert v. State · 93 So. 708
• Parker's Administrator v. Abrams · 50 Ala. 35
• Vida Lumber Co. v. Courson · 112 So. 737
• Sellers v. Sellers · 93 So. 824

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• Baptist Medical Center Montclair v. Whitfield · 950 So. 2d 1121
• Stephens v. State · 33 So. 2d 245
• Dunn v. State · 166 So. 2d 878
• Britling Cafeteria Co. v. Shotts · 162 So. 373
• Arant v. State · 167 So. 540
• Washington v. State · 259 Ala. 104
• Ellis v. State · 11 So. 2d 861
• Bennett v. Bennett · 140 So. 378
• Blakeney v. Alabama Power Co. · 133 So. 16
• Walker County v. Davis · 128 So. 144
• Mobile O. R. Co. v. Williams · 121 So. 722
• HARVEY REGLAND COMPANY v. Newton · 105 So. 2d 110
• National Biscuit Co. v. Wilson · 54 So. 2d 492
• Bridges v. State · 142 So. 56
• Ridgely Operating Co. v. White · 150 So. 693
• Williams v. City of Anniston · 58 So. 2d 115
• Pryor v. Limestone County · 144 So. 18
• Canty v. State · 191 So. 260
• Taylor v. Brownell-O'Hear Pontiac Company · 91 So. 2d 828
• Nationwide Mutual Insurance Company v. Smith · 194 So. 2d 505
• Birmingham Electric Co. v. Ryder · 144 So. 18
• Birmingham Water Works Co. v. Barksdale · 150 So. 139

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