Report of Cases Argued and Determined in the Supreme Court of Alabama, During the Special November, and December Terms, 1880, Vol. 65 (Classic Reprint)

Download or read book Report of Cases Argued and Determined in the Supreme Court of Alabama, During the Special November, and December Terms, 1880, Vol. 65 (Classic Reprint) written by John W. Shepherd and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2016-12-12 with total page 754 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from Report of Cases Argued and Determined in the Supreme Court of Alabama, During the Special November, and December Terms, 1880, Vol. 65 On motion of Hon. H. C. Tompkins, Attorne'y General, it is ordered that the following Resolutions, relating to the death of Hon. A. R. Manning, late Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of Alabama, be spread upon the minutes Of this court. The Bar 01 the Supreme Court has to mourn the death Of one of the distinguished judges of that court, the late amos reeder manning. By this sad event, we are once more reminded that in the midst of life we are in death, and plainly admonished to consider whence we are, and whither we are going. Judge manning was born in the State of New Jersey, but removed to Alabama in his early boyhood. Being admitted to the Bar in early manhood, be commenced the practice Of his profession in Marengo, and the adjoining counties. While residing in Marengo, he was elected as senator from that county to the General Assembly Of this State, where he stood high as an intelligent, faithful, and competent legisla tor. About the year 1851, or 1852, he removed to the city of Mobile, and engaged in the practice Of his profession at first, and for a Short time, in partnership with Hon. W. M. Brooks; and afterwards, for many years, with Hon. Percy walker. While residing in Mobile, he was elected to the Legislature as one of the representatives Of that county for the year 1872. In the year 1874, he was elected by the people Of the State to the high Office, Of Justice Of the Sn preme Court Of Alabama, which he filled with distinguished ability, dignity and honor, from that time until his death, which occurred in the month of September last, Shortly after he had been re-elected a Justice of the Supreme Court. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.