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NATIONAL REPORTER SYSTEM — STATE SERIES

THE

SOUTHERN REPORTER

VOLUME 98

PERMANENT EDITION

COMPRISING

THE DECISIONS OF THE SUPREME AND APPELLATE
COURTS OF ALABAMA AND THE SUPREME
COURTS OF FLORIDA, LOUISIANA

AND MISSISSIPPI

WITH KEY-NUMBER ANNOTATIONS

JANUARY 5 - MARCH 15, 1924

ST. PAUL

WEST PUBLISHING CO.

1924

JUDGES

OF THE

COURTS REPORTED DURING THE PERIOD

COVERED BY THIS VOLUME

ALABAMA-Supreme Court.

JOHN C. ANDERSON, CHIEF JUSTICE.

ASSOCIATE JUSTICES.
THOMAS C. MCCLELLAN.1

LUCIEN D. GARDNER,
ANTHONY D. SAYRE.

WILLIAM H. THOMAS.
ORMOND SOMERVILLE.

B. M. MILLER,
VIRGIL BOULDIN.2

Court of Appeals.

OHARLES R. BRICKEN, PRESIDING JUDGE.

ASSOCIATE JUDGES.
WILLIAM H. SAMFORD. HENRY B. FOSTER.

FLORIDA-Supreme Court.3

Division A.
R. FENWICK TAYLOR, CHIEF JUSTICE,

JUSTICES.
WILLIAM H. ELLIS.

JEFFERSON B. BROWNE.

Division B.
JAMES B. WHITFIELD, PRESIDING JUSTICE,

LOUISIANA--Supreme Court.
CHARLES A. O'NIELL, CHIEF JUSTICE.

ASSOCIATE JUSTICES.
BEN C. DAWKINS.

WYNNE G. ROGERS.
WINSTON OVERTON.

PAUL LECHE. 4
JOHN R. LAND.

DAVID N. THOMPSON.4
JOHN ST. PAUL.

ROBERT R. REID.5
HARNEY F. BRUNOT..

ASSOCIATE JUSTICES.
GEO, H. ETHRIDGE.

WILLIAM H. COOK.

1 Resigned October 1, 1923. * Appointed October 1, 1923. Reorganized May, 1923.

4 Called

in temporarily, from Court of Appeal, for service on the bench of the Supreme Court.

(v)

5 Took seat January 2, 1923, and died January 14, 1923. 6 Elected

and took seat June 4, 1923.

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CASES REPORTED

Page

Page Abel Bros. Plumbing Co. v. Kumpe (Ala.) 3 | Bascle, Parker v. (La.)...

628 Abel, Hunt v. (La.).. 434 Bass, Morgan v. (Fla.).

SO Acme Land Co., In re (La.)

271 Batson-McGehee Co. v. Smith (Miss.) 534 Acme Land Co. v. Brignac (La.). 271 Bauman v. George (La.)

8.) Adams v. Long Beach (Miss.).

6+ Peall, Edw. Hines Yellow Pine Trustees v. Adams v. State (Ala.App.). 921 (Miss.)

65 Adams, State v. (La.). 402 Beard & Mitchell v. Larson (La.).

556 Adams, State v. (La.).

403 Bearry, Gilchrist-Fordney ('0. v. (Ala.) 478 Etna Ins. ('o., Buckalew v. (Fla.). 619 Belen Drug Co., Cash v. (Miss.).

694 Utna Ins. Co., Robertson v. (Miss.). 833 Bell v. King (Ala.).

794 Akin v. State (Fla.). 609 Ball v. King (Ala.)..

796 Alabama Fuel & Iron Co. v. Broadhead Bell v. Wofford (Miss.).

65 (Ala.)

789 Beltona Coal & Mining Co. v. Hawkins Alabama Hotel Co. v. J. L. Mott Iron (Ala.)

26 Works (Fla.). $25 Bemis y, State (Ala.App.)

921 Alabama Power Co, v. Goodwin (Ala.) 12+ Benjamin v. Berry (Miss.)

603 Alabama Power (o. v. Stogner (Ala.) 920 Berg v. Barthold (Fla.).

224 Alabama State Board of Public Account Berlin, Heller v. (Ala.).

803 ancy, Miller v. (Ala.).. 893 Berner, Edwards Bros. 1. (La.).

247 Albert Hanson Lumber Co. v. Board of

Berry v. Armstrong (Miss.).

778 State Affairs (La.)... 552 Berry, Benjamin v. (Miss.).

603 Albert Pick & Co. v. Dickinsons, Inc., (La.) 669 Berry v. C'ity of New York Ins. Co. (Ala.) 290 Alexander v. Livingston (Ala.) 281) Bertrand, Harries v. (La.)...

166 Alford, Sovereign Camp, W. O. W., v. Bertucci, Harry v. (Miss.).

64 (Ala.)

130 Bessemer Coal, Iron & Land Co., GalloAllen, Commercial Bank v. (Miss.). 779 way Coal Co. v. (Ala.)..

779 Allen, Liberty Mercantile Co. v. (Wiss.)., 774 Beville, Osceola Fertilizer Co. v. (Fla.)... 354 Allen Gravel Co. y. Yarbrough (Jliss.).. 117 Bice & Sons v. Robinson (Ala.).

462 Alphonse, State v. (La.)... 430 Billings, Morgan v. (Fla.)...

619 American Blakeslee Mfg. Co., Ex parte Bingham v. State (Miss.).

347 (Ala. Apr.)... 817 Bingham, Sumner v. (Ala.).

291 American Ry. Exp. Co. v. Canova (Fla.) 78 | Bings Dampkisaktieselskabet, State Tax American Ry. Exp. Co. v. Weatherford Collector for Parish of St. Tammany v. (Fla.) 820 (La.)

417 Anders, Sandlin v. (A la.). 299 Bird y. State (Ala.App.)

921 Annis, Ezzelle v. (Ala)..

920 Birmingham Interurban Taxicab Service Anthony v. Caudle (Ala.)

920
Corporation v. McLendon (Ala.).

578 Anthony v. Shaw (Ala.).

920 Birmingham Rail & Locomotive Co., SouthAnthony v. Sizemore (Ala.) 920 ero R. ('o. v. (Ala.)....

727 Antoine. State V. (La.).

861 Birmingham Realty Co. v. Crossett (Ala.) 895 Apalachicola Land & Development Co, v. Bisso. v. New Orleans (La)..

737 McRae (Fla.).. 505 Blackburn, Succession of (La.).

43 Armstrong, Berry v. (Miss.).

778 Blanks, General Supply & Machine Co. v. Astca Inv. Co v. Lake County (Fla.). 824

Niss.)

691 Atlantic Coast Line R. Co. v. J. W. Mad Block, Martel v. (La.).

398 dox & Co. (Ala).. 276 Block, Martel Syndicate v. (La.).

400 Ayers v. Barbour (Ala. App.).

34 Blodgett v. Pearī River County Miss.) 227 Ayres v. Board of Trustees of Leake Coun Board of ('om'rs of Port of New Orleans, ty Agr. High School (Miss.) 847 In re (La.)...

50

Board of Com'rs of Port of New Orleans, Babuchna r. Lucedale Auto Co. (Miss.). 694 Keegan v. (La.).,

50 Bagwell. State v. (La.)..

519 Board of Levee Com'rs, Orleans Levee Bailey, Woodson V. (Ala.).

S09 Dist., Manson v. (La). Baker v. State (Ala.).

215 Board of School ('om'rs of Mobile County, Raker v. State (Ala. App.). 213 State v. (Ala. App.).

654 Baker v. State (Ala.App.)

921 Board of State Affairs, Albert Hanson Böker v. State (Viss, ) 318 Lumber Co. y. (La.)...

552 Baker County State Bank v. Jones (Fla.) 592 Board of State Affairs, Colonial Sugars Baldu yn y. Mills Engineering Const. Co. ('o, v., two cases (La)..

546 (Miss.)

159 Board of Sup'rs of Alcorn County, Surratt Ballard, Jones v. (Ala. App.).

V. (Miss.).

694 Ballow v. State (Ala, App.)

921 Board of Sup’rs of Humphreys County, Bank of Hattiesburg & Trust ('0., Magee Meek v. (Miss.).

603 v. (Wiss.)...

541 Board of Sup'rs of Pike County, State v. Bank of Leland, Hook v. (Miss.) 594 (Miss.)

101 Bank of Wetumpka. Brooks v. (lla.) 907 | Board of Sup’rs of Smith County, Hester Bankston v. Hill (Miss.).

OS
v. (Miss.).

529 Bannon V. Vlore (Fla.)

619 Board of Sup'rs of Sunflower County v. Barbour, Ayers v. (Ala. App.) 31 State (Miss.)..

593 Barkley. Ex parte (Ala.).

463 Board of Sup'rs of Yalobusha County, Barksdale, Zewadski v. (Fla.)

500
Bryant v. (Miss.).

148 Barlow, latter V., two cases (Fla.). 620 Board of Trustees of Leake County Agr. Barnes v. Thompson (La.). 677 High School, Ayres v. (Miss.).

817 Barthold, Berg 1. (Fla.).. 224 Bolden, Saunders v. (La.)..

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