Dobbs v. Shelby County Economic & Industrial Development Authority

Decided November 5, 1999. Douglas I. Johnstone wrote the opinion for the court.

749 So. 2d 425 · Cited 61 times

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• Pullman Car Mfg. Corporation of Alabama v. Hamilton · 155 So. 616
• Alabama State Federation of Labor v. McAdory · 18 So. 2d 810
• Ex Parte Brislin · 719 So. 2d 185
• Edmonson v. State Industrial Development Authority · 184 So. 2d 115
• Smith v. Industrial Dev. Bd. of Andalusia · 455 So. 2d 839
• White v. Reynolds Metals Co. · 558 So. 2d 373
• House v. Cullman County · 593 So. 2d 69
• McDonald's Corp. v. DeVenney · 415 So. 2d 1075
• White v. Knight · 424 So. 2d 566

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