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Holt v. City of Birmingham

Supreme Court of Alabama
Feb 9, 1939
186 So. 549 (Ala. 1939)

Opinion

6 Div. 397.

February 9, 1939.

Appeal from Circuit Court, Jefferson County; Leigh M. Clark, Judge.

Chas. W. Greer and George Frey, both of Birmingham, for appellant.

W. J. Wynn, Clarence Mullins, and Harvey T. Deramus, all of Birmingham, for appellee.


This is an appeal from an interlocutory decree overruling the appellant's demurrer to the bill of complaint and is controlled by Section 6079 of the Code of 1923. Said section provides that the appeals therein covered are to be taken within thirty days from the rendition of the decree. The decree here was rendered on August the 22nd and the appeal was taken September the 22nd. August has thirty-one days and the appeal was not taken within thirty days as required by the statute. Blackburn v. Huber Manufacturing Co., 135 Ala. 598, 33 So. 160; Lide v. Park, 132 Ala. 222, 31 So. 360; Dennis et al. v. Currie, 142 Ala. 637, 38 So. 802; Boshell v. Phillips, 207 Ala. 628, 93 So. 576.

This being a question of jurisdiction, the point must be taken by this court ex mero motu. The appeal is accordingly dismissed.

Appeal dismissed.

THOMAS, BROWN, and KNIGHT, JJ., concur.


Summaries of

Holt v. City of Birmingham

Supreme Court of Alabama
Feb 9, 1939
186 So. 549 (Ala. 1939)
Case details for

Holt v. City of Birmingham

Case Details

Full title:HOLT v. CITY OF BIRMINGHAM

Court:Supreme Court of Alabama

Date published: Feb 9, 1939

Citations

186 So. 549 (Ala. 1939)
186 So. 549

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