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Howard v. City of Bessemer

Supreme Court of Alabama
Aug 13, 1959
114 So. 2d 164 (Ala. 1959)

Opinion

6 Div. 453.

August 13, 1959.

Appeal from the Circuit Court, Jefferson County, E. L. Ball, J.

David H. Hood, Jr., Bessemer, and Arthur D. Shores, Birmingham, for petitioner.

J. Howard McEniry, Jr., Bessemer, opposed.


The appellee, the City of Bessemer, has made a motion here, which is sworn to, showing that the sentence of the petitioner as imposed by the Recorder of the City of Bessemer has been served and the petitioner has been released from and is no longer in custody of the City of Bessemer and that the petition presents a question which is moot. Accordingly the City of Bessemer moves to dismiss the petition for writ of certiorari in this cause. Under the circumstances the petition for certiorari is hereby dismissed.

Petition dismissed.

LIVINGSTON, C. J., and LAWSON and MERRILL, JJ., concur.


Summaries of

Howard v. City of Bessemer

Supreme Court of Alabama
Aug 13, 1959
114 So. 2d 164 (Ala. 1959)
Case details for

Howard v. City of Bessemer

Case Details

Full title:Asbury HOWARD, Sr. v. CITY OF BESSEMER

Court:Supreme Court of Alabama

Date published: Aug 13, 1959

Citations

114 So. 2d 164 (Ala. 1959)
114 So. 2d 164

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