Hicks v. Hicks

How courts have described this case

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

• holding that, because in a contempt action arising from a boundary-line dispute no filing fee had accompanied the filing of 10 CL-2025-0743 the motion for contempt, the trial court had lacked subject-matter jurisdiction and its order was void
• plurality 6The Alabama Supreme Court has found that the filing of a postjudgment contempt motion and the payment of a filing fee initiates an independent action. Ex parte SE Prop. Holdings, LLC, 353 So. 3d 533, 537 (Ala. 2021

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Cited by

14 cases in this archive cite this case.

• Arrington v. Courtyard Citiflats, LLC
  Supreme Court of Alabama· 2015-06-12· cited 13×
• Hudson v. Hudson
  Court of Civil Appeals of Alabama· 2014-02-28· cited 11×
• Hicks v. Hicks
  Supreme Court of Alabama· 2013-05-31· cited 4×
• Burgett v. Porter
  Court of Civil Appeals of Alabama· 2015-04-10· cited 4×
• Faulkner v. Hays
  Court of Civil Appeals of Alabama· 2014-08-08· cited 3×
• Merriam v. Davidson
  Court of Civil Appeals of Alabama· 2015-06-12· cited 3×
• Davis v. Blackstock
  Court of Civil Appeals of Alabama· 2014-05-09· cited 1×
• Gloor v. BancorpSouth Bank
  Court of Civil Appeals of Alabama· 2016-04-01
• Thompson v. Thompson (Ex parte Thompson)
  Court of Civil Appeals of Alabama· 2017-12-15
• Brewer v. Price (In re Price)
  Supreme Court of Alabama· 2018-05-18
• Billy J. Stewart v. Kimberly Sutton
  Court of Civil Appeals of Alabama· 2023-03-31
• Ermie Lee Milton v. Delta Properties, LLC (Appeal from Elmore Circuit Court: CV-20-900225).
  Court of Civil Appeals of Alabama· 2024-05-03
• The Alabama High School Athletic Association and Heath Harmon, Executive Director of the Alabama High School Athletic Association v. W.T.K., a minor child, by and through his next of kin, M.L.K., and Marbury High School
  Court of Civil Appeals of Alabama· 2025-11-07
• Jessica Hall v. Laddin Cole Mock
  Court of Civil Appeals of Alabama· 2026-05-22

Cites

31 cases in this archive are cited by this case; the 20 most cited are listed.

• State v. Property at 2018 Rainbow Drive
  Supreme Court of Alabama· 1999-05-28· cited 275×
• Vann v. Cook
  Court of Civil Appeals of Alabama· 2008-02-01· cited 121×
• Ex Parte Carter
  Supreme Court of Alabama· 2001-06-29· cited 71×
• Espinoza v. Rudolph
  Supreme Court of Alabama· 2010-03-19· cited 59×
• De-Gas, Inc. v. Midland Resources
  Supreme Court of Alabama· 1985-05-10· cited 57×
• Levine v. Levine
  Supreme Court of Alabama· 1955-05-12· cited 54×
• Cadle Co. v. Shabani
  Supreme Court of Alabama· 2008-09-05· cited 53×
• Farmer v. Farmer
  Court of Civil Appeals of Alabama· 2002-03-08· cited 50×
• International Longshoremen's Ass'n v. Davis
  Supreme Court of Alabama· 1985-05-10· cited 34×
• HUNT TRANSITION & INAUG. FUND, INC. v. Grenier
  Supreme Court of Alabama· 2000-11-03· cited 30×
• Bernals, Inc. v. Kessler-Greystone, LLC
  Supreme Court of Alabama· 2011-03-25· cited 30×
• Ex Parte Howell Engineering and Surveying, Inc.
  Supreme Court of Alabama· 2006-12-15· cited 29×
• Farmers Ins. Exch. v. Raine
  Court of Civil Appeals of Alabama· 2004-10-08· cited 25×
• Special Assets, LLC v. Chase Home Finance, LLC
  Supreme Court of Alabama· 2007-12-21· cited 22×
• G.E.A. v. D.B.A.
  Court of Civil Appeals of Alabama· 2005-07-29· cited 17×
• MISS. VALLEY TITLE INS. v. Hooper
  Supreme Court of Alabama· 1997-10-31· cited 15×
• Johnson v. Hetzel
  Supreme Court of Alabama· 2012-08-10· cited 15×
• Alves v. Board of Educ. for Guntersville
  Court of Civil Appeals of Alabama· 2005-08-12· cited 13×
• STATE DEPT. OF REVENUE v. Zegarelli
  Court of Civil Appeals of Alabama· 1996-03-22· cited 13×
• Waite v. Waite
  Court of Civil Appeals of Alabama· 2004-04-09· cited 12×