State Supreme Court / Ala.

Howard v. City of Atmore

Decided February 20, 2004. Tom Woodall wrote the opinion for the court.

887 So. 2d 201 · Cited 84 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.

Ex Parte Cranman · 792 So. 2d 392
Giambrone v. Douglas · 874 So. 2d 1046
Moore v. Crocker · 852 So. 2d 89
Ex Parte Butts · 775 So. 2d 173
House v. State · 380 So. 2d 940
Lowe v. State · 307 So. 2d 86
Borders v. City of Huntsville · 875 So. 2d 1168
Ex Parte Turner · 840 So. 2d 132
Ryan v. Hayes · 831 So. 2d 21
Ex Parte City of Gadsden · 781 So. 2d 936
Ex Parte Duvall · 782 So. 2d 244

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