Board of Commissioners v. Orr.

Decided April 10, 1913. Anthony D. Sayre wrote the opinion for the court.

181 Ala. 308 · Cited 56 times

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• Brown v. Mayor of Birmingham · 140 Ala. 590
• Yick Wo v. Hopkins · 118 U.S. 356
• Davis v. Fasig · 128 Ind. 271

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