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· 2/27/1975

Orton v. Cheatham

Citations

  • 309 So. 2d 94
  • 293 Ala. 639
  • 1975 Ala. LEXIS 1099

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  • “[T]he court first assuming jurisdiction of a cause ... must be allowed to pursue and exercise its jurisdiction to the exclusion of all coordinate tribunals.”

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Judges: Shores, Heflin, Merrill, Maddox, Jones

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