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Copeland v. Jefferson County

Citations

  • 226 So. 2d 385
  • 284 Ala. 558
  • 1969 Ala. LEXIS 1138

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

  • holding that a bona fide controversy exists for purposes of Alabama’s Declaratory Judgment Act where the complainant has “stated facts showing that he is entitled to a declaration of rights” and articulated legal claims arising from those facts
  • stating that courts decide only concrete controversies between adverse parties
  • stating that courts decide only concrete controversies between adverse parties
  • stating that courts decide only concrete controversies between adverse parties
  • courts decide only concrete controversies between adverse parties
  • courts decide only concrete controversies between adverse parties

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).

Judges: Simpson, Coleman, Livingston, Blood-Worth

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