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Most-cited decisions

  1. West v. Founders Life Assur. Co. of Florida
    West v. Founders Life Assur. Co. of Fla., 547 So. 2d 870 (Ala. 1989)cited by 2,086
  2. Bass v. SOUTHTRUST BANK OF BALDWIN CTY.
    Bass v. Southtrust Bank of Baldwin CTY., 538 So. 2d 794 (Ala. 1989)cited by 987
  3. Cobb v. Malone
    Cobb v. Malone, 92 Ala. 630 (1890)cited by 790
  4. Ex Parte McLendon
    Ex Parte McLendon, 455 So. 2d 863 (Ala. 1984)cited by 710
  5. Hanners v. Balfour Guthrie, Inc.
    Hanners v. Balfour Guthrie, Inc., 564 So. 2d 412 (Ala. 1990)cited by 541
  6. Bussey v. John Deere Co.
    Bussey v. John Deere Co., 531 So. 2d 860 (Ala. 1988)cited by 505
  7. Ex Parte Branch
    Ex Parte Branch, 526 So. 2d 609 (Ala. 1987)cited by 490
  8. Beck v. State
    Beck v. State, 396 So. 2d 645 (Ala. 1981)cited by 384
  9. Armstrong v. State
    Armstrong v. State, 312 So. 2d 620 (Ala. 1975)cited by 367
  10. Andrews v. Merritt Oil Co., Inc.
    Andrews v. Merritt Oil Co., 612 So. 2d 409 (Ala. 1992)cited by 365
  11. IMED Corp. v. Systems Engineering Assoc.
    IMED Corp. v. Sys. Eng'g Ass'n, 602 So. 2d 344 (Ala. 1992)cited by 361
  12. Ex Parte Beasley
    Ex Parte Beasley, 564 So. 2d 950 (Ala. 1990)cited by 358
  13. McMillan v. Aiken
    McMillan v. Aiken, 88 So. 135 (Ala. 1920)cited by 356
  14. Ex Parte Cranman
    Ex Parte Cranman, 792 So. 2d 392 (Ala. 2000)cited by 348
  15. Ex Parte United Service Stations, Inc.
    Ex Parte United Serv. Stations, Inc., 628 So. 2d 501 (Ala. 1993)cited by 346
  16. Ex Parte Trinity Industries, Inc.
    Ex Parte Trinity Indus., 680 So. 2d 262 (Ala. 1996)cited by 345
  17. Nunn v. Baker
    Nunn v. Baker, 518 So. 2d 711 (Ala. 1987)cited by 335
  18. Hammond v. City of Gadsden
    Hammond v. City of Gadsden, 493 So. 2d 1374 (Ala. 1986)cited by 329
  19. Horsley v. Horsley
    Horsley v. Horsley, 280 So. 2d 155 (Ala. 1973)cited by 324
  20. Ex Parte Integon Corp.
    Ex Parte Integon Corp., 672 So. 2d 497 (Ala. 1995)cited by 321
  21. Wilson v. Brown
    Wilson v. Brown, 496 So. 2d 756 (Ala. 1986)cited by 306
  22. Ex Parte Cumbo
    Ex Parte Cumbo, 368 So. 2d 877 (Ala. 1979)cited by 300
  23. Ex Parte Faircloth
    Ex Parte Faircloth, 471 So. 2d 493 (Ala. 1985)cited by 296
  24. Ex Parte Bryowsky
    Ex Parte Bryowsky, 676 So. 2d 1322 (Ala. 1996)cited by 275
  25. Ex Parte Bankhead
    Ex Parte Bankhead, 585 So. 2d 112 (Ala. 1991)cited by 275
  26. Ex Parte Eastwood Foods, Inc.
    Ex Parte Eastwood Foods, Inc., 575 So. 2d 91 (Ala. 1991)cited by 267
  27. American Road Serv. Co. v. Inmon
    Am. Rd. Serv. Co. v. Inmon, 394 So. 2d 361 (Ala. 1980)cited by 261
  28. Green Oil Co. v. Hornsby
    Green Oil Co. v. Hornsby, 539 So. 2d 218 (Ala. 1989)cited by 260
  29. Nance by and Through Nance v. Matthews
    Nance by & Through Nance v. Matthews, 622 So. 2d 297 (Ala. 1993)cited by 258
  30. Ex Parte Kuenzel
    Ex Parte Kuenzel, 577 So. 2d 531 (Ala. 1991)cited by 253
  31. Ex Parte Butts
    Ex Parte Butts, 775 So. 2d 173 (Ala. 2000)cited by 252
  32. Ex Parte Perkins
    Ex Parte Perkins, 646 So. 2d 46 (Ala. 1994)cited by 246
  33. Ex Parte Terry
    Ex Parte Terry, 494 So. 2d 628 (Ala. 1986)cited by 239
  34. Foremost Ins. Co. v. Parham
    Foremost Ins. Co. v. Parham, 693 So. 2d 409 (Ala. 1997)cited by 237
  35. State v. Property at 2018 Rainbow Drive
    State v. Prop. at 2018 Rainbow Drive, 740 So. 2d 1025 (Ala. 1999)cited by 236
  36. Hall v. Mazzone
    Hall v. Mazzone, 486 So. 2d 408 (Ala. 1986)cited by 220
  37. Bankston v. State
    Bankston v. State, 358 So. 2d 1040 (Ala. 1978)cited by 220
  38. Ex Parte Alfab, Inc.
    Ex Parte Alfab, Inc., 586 So. 2d 889 (Ala. 1991)cited by 219
  39. Ex Parte Kennedy
    Ex Parte Kennedy, 472 So. 2d 1106 (Ala. 1985)cited by 219
  40. Berner v. Caldwell
    Berner v. Caldwell, 543 So. 2d 686 (Ala. 1989)cited by 216
  41. Ex Parte Bird
    Ex Parte Bird, 594 So. 2d 676 (Ala. 1991)cited by 212
  42. Casrell v. Altec Industries, Inc.
    Casrell v. Altec Indus., 335 So. 2d 128 (Ala. 1976)cited by 211
  43. Blue Cross and Blue Shield v. Hodurski
    Blue Cross v. Hodurski, 899 So. 2d 949 (Ala. 2004)cited by 210
  44. Cross v. State
    Cross v. State, 68 Ala. 476 (1881)cited by 208
  45. Chavers v. State
    Chavers v. State, 361 So. 2d 1106 (Ala. 1978)cited by 207
  46. Young v. State
    Young v. State, 220 So. 2d 843 (Ala. 1969)cited by 207
  47. Smith v. Equifax Services, Inc.
    Smith v. Equifax Servs., Inc., 537 So. 2d 463 (Ala. 1988)cited by 205
  48. Ex Parte Bayliss
    Ex Parte Bayliss, 550 So. 2d 986 (Ala. 1989)cited by 203
  49. Ex Parte Fann
    Ex Parte Fann, 810 So. 2d 631 (Ala. 2001)cited by 200
  50. Ex Parte Couch
    Ex Parte Couch, 521 So. 2d 987 (Ala. 1988)cited by 198
  51. National SEC. Fire & Cas. Co. v. Bowen
    Nat'l SEC. Fire & Cas. Co. v. Bowen, 417 So. 2d 179 (Ala. 1982)cited by 198
  52. Duncan v. State
    Duncan v. State, 176 So. 2d 840 (Ala. 1965)cited by 198
  53. Ex Parte Grayson
    Ex Parte Grayson, 479 So. 2d 76 (Ala. 1985)cited by 193
  54. Boshell v. Keith
    Boshell v. Keith, 418 So. 2d 89 (Ala. 1982)cited by 192
  55. State Farm Fire & Casualty Co. v. Slade
    State Farm Fire & Cas. Co. v. Slade, 747 So. 2d 293 (Ala. 1999)cited by 192
  56. Ex Parte Jackson
    Ex Parte Jackson, 516 So. 2d 768 (Ala. 1987)cited by 191
  57. Alabama State Federation of Labor v. McAdory
    Ala. State Fed'n of Labor v. McAdory, 18 So. 2d 810 (Ala. 1944)cited by 189
  58. Ex Parte Kyzer
    Ex Parte Kyzer, 399 So. 2d 330 (Ala. 1981)cited by 188
  59. White Sands Group, LLC v. PRS II, LLC
    White Sands Group, LLC v. PRS II, LLC, 998 So. 2d 1042 (Ala. 2008)cited by 188
  60. Ex Parte Womack
    Ex Parte Womack, 435 So. 2d 766 (Ala. 1983)cited by 186
  61. Hodge v. Joy
    Hodge v. Joy, 92 So. 171 (Ala. 1921)cited by 186
  62. Dykes v. Lane Trucking, Inc.
    Dykes v. Lane Trucking, Inc., 652 So. 2d 248 (Ala. 1994)cited by 185
  63. Anderson v. State
    Anderson v. State, 95 So. 171 (Ala. 1922)cited by 185
  64. Liberty Nat. v. Univ. of Ala. Health Servs.
    Liberty Nat. v. Univ. of Ala. Health Servs., 881 So. 2d 1013 (Ala. 2003)cited by 181
  65. Williams v. State Farm Mut. Auto. Ins. Co.
    Williams v. State Farm Mut. Auto. Ins. Co., 886 So. 2d 72 (Ala. 2003)cited by 181
  66. Dow v. Alabama Democratic Party
    Dow v. Ala. Democratic Party, 897 So. 2d 1035 (Ala. 2004)cited by 181
  67. Chavers v. National SEC. Fire & Cas. Co.
    Chavers v. Nat'l SEC. Fire & Cas. Co., 405 So. 2d 1 (Ala. 1981)cited by 179
  68. Carter v. Henderson
    Carter v. Henderson, 598 So. 2d 1350 (Ala. 1992)cited by 178
  69. Bean v. Craig
    Bean v. Craig, 557 So. 2d 1249 (Ala. 1990)cited by 177
  70. Ex Parte General Motors Corp.
    Ex Parte Gen. Motors Corp., 769 So. 2d 903 (Ala. 1999)cited by 176
  71. Atkins v. American Motors Corp.
    Atkins v. Am. Motors Corp., 335 So. 2d 134 (Ala. 1976)cited by 175
  72. Kirtland v. Fort Morgan Auth. Sewer Serv., Inc.
    Kirtland v. Fort Morgan Auth. Sewer Serv., Inc., 524 So. 2d 600 (Ala. 1988)cited by 175
  73. Ex Parte Harrell
    Ex Parte Harrell, 470 So. 2d 1309 (Ala. 1985)cited by 172
  74. Blue Cross and Blue Shield v. Nielsen
    Blue Cross v. Nielsen, 714 So. 2d 293 (Ala. 1998)cited by 171
  75. Ex Parte Taylor
    Ex Parte Taylor, 666 So. 2d 73 (Ala. 1995)cited by 171
  76. Ex Parte the Boc Group, Inc.
    Ex Parte the Boc Group, Inc., 823 So. 2d 1270 (Ala. 2001)cited by 169
  77. Jim Burke Automotive, Inc. v. Beavers
    Jim Burke Automotive, Inc. v. Beavers, 674 So. 2d 1260 (Ala. 1996)cited by 168
  78. Parsons v. State
    Parsons v. State, 81 Ala. 577 (1886)cited by 167
  79. Palm Harbor Homes, Inc. v. Crawford
    Palm Harbor Homes, Inc. v. Crawford, 689 So. 2d 3 (Ala. 1997)cited by 166
  80. Wilma Corp. v. Fleming Foods of Alabama
    Wilma Corp. v. Fleming Foods of Ala., 613 So. 2d 359 (Ala. 1993)cited by 163
  81. Ex Parte Frith
    Ex Parte Frith, 526 So. 2d 880 (Ala. 1988)cited by 160
  82. DeKalb County LP Gas Co., Inc. v. Suburban Gas, Inc.
    DeKalb Cnty. LP Gas Co. v. Suburban Gas, Inc., 729 So. 2d 270 (Ala. 1998)cited by 159
  83. Waddell & Reed, Inc. v. UNITED INVEST. LIFE INS. CO.
    Waddell & Reed, Inc. v. United Invest. Life INS. Co., 875 So. 2d 1143 (Ala. 2003)cited by 159
  84. Ex Parte Haney
    Ex Parte Haney, 603 So. 2d 412 (Ala. 1992)cited by 159
  85. Ex Parte Magwood
    Ex Parte Magwood, 494 So. 2d 154 (Ala. 1986)cited by 159
  86. Dolvin v. State
    Dolvin v. State, 391 So. 2d 133 (Ala. 1980)cited by 159
  87. Price v. State.
    Price v. State., 725 So. 2d 1063 (Ala. 1998)cited by 158
  88. Hickox v. Stover
    Hickox v. Stover, 551 So. 2d 259 (Ala. 1989)cited by 157
  89. Ex Parte Cochran
    Ex Parte Cochran, 500 So. 2d 1179 (Ala. 1985)cited by 157
  90. Lee v. City of Gadsden
    Lee v. City of Gadsden, 592 So. 2d 1036 (Ala. 1992)cited by 156
  91. Ex Parte Seymour
    Ex Parte Seymour, 946 So. 2d 536 (Ala. 2006)cited by 154
  92. Hoffman-La Roche, Inc. v. Campbell
    Hoffman-La Roche, Inc. v. Campbell, 512 So. 2d 725 (Ala. 1987)cited by 154
  93. McClendon v. Mountain Top Flea Market
    McClendon v. Mountain Top Flea Mkt., 601 So. 2d 957 (Ala. 1992)cited by 154
  94. Ex Parte Edgar
    Ex Parte Edgar, 543 So. 2d 682 (Ala. 1989)cited by 154
  95. Edwards v. State
    Edwards v. State, 87 So. 179 (Ala. 1920)cited by 154
  96. Wheeler v. First Ala. Bk. of Birmingham
    Wheeler v. First Ala. Bk. of Birmingham, 364 So. 2d 1190 (Ala. 1978)cited by 153
  97. Allstate Ins. Co. v. Skelton
    Allstate Ins. Co. v. Skelton, 675 So. 2d 377 (Ala. 1996)cited by 151
  98. National Sav. Life Ins. Co. v. Dutton
    Nat'l Sav. Life Ins. Co. v. Dutton, 419 So. 2d 1357 (Ala. 1982)cited by 147
  99. Ex Parte Cofer
    Ex Parte Cofer, 440 So. 2d 1121 (Ala. 1983)cited by 145
  100. Phillips v. Thomas
    Phillips v. Thomas, 555 So. 2d 81 (Ala. 1989)cited by 144

Recent decisions

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    Cuin v. The City of Birmingham & Alonzo Cornelious Coleman IV, No. SC-2025-0482 (Ala. Oct. 16, 2026)
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    Ourania Charalambidou v. Commercial Props., Inc., No. SC-2026-0191 (Ala. Oct. 16, 2026)
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    Phillips v. Governor Kay Ivey, No. SC-2026-0100 (Ala. Oct. 16, 2026)
  9. James McConico, Jr. v. Jonathan Haynes and Latasha Jackson
    McConico v. Haynes, No. SC-2026-0410 (Ala. Oct. 16, 2026)
  10. State of Alabama v. Mac Bailey Marquette
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  11. Envoy Air, Inc. v. Jada Creagh
    Envoy Air, Inc. v. Jada Creagh, No. SC-2025-0022 (Ala. Oct. 16, 2026)
  12. OMS Pharmacy, Inc., d/b/a The Pharmacy at Midtown; and Hannah D. Browne v. Nationwide Property and Casualty Insurance Company; Baldo-Downs Insurance, LLC; and Roger Downs, Inc.
    OMS Pharmacy, Inc. v. Nationwide Prop. & Cas. Ins. Co., No. SC-2025-0165 (Ala. Oct. 9, 2026)
  13. State of Alabama ex rel. Brook Lynn Dorgan and Justin Jude LeBlanc v. Thomas Hawley Tuberville, individually and in his capacity as the certified nominee of the Alabama Republican Party for the office of governor
    Ala. ex rel. Brook Lynn Dorgan & Justin Jude LeBlanc v. Tuberville, No. SC-2026-0540 (Ala. Oct. 9, 2026)
  14. Dalton D. Banks v. Darla Lashay Persall; Dean Smith; Fuller, Willingham & Carter, LLC; Melvin Hasting; and Thomas Drake II
    Banks v. Darla Lashay Persall, No. SC-2025-0737 (Ala. Aug. 21, 2026)
  15. I. Ripon Britton, Jr., and Gregory H. Hawley v. Yashiba Glenn Blanchard, in her official capacity as Jefferson County Judge of Probate
    I. Ripon Britton, Jr., & Gregory H. Hawley v. Yashiba Glenn Blanchard, No. SC-2026-0249 (Ala. Aug. 21, 2026)
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    Mobile Invs., LLC v. Corporate Pharmacy Servs., Inc., No. SC-2025-0958 (Ala. Aug. 21, 2026)
  17. Lima One Capital, LLC v. City of Birmingham
    Lima One Capital, LLC v. City of Birmingham, No. SC-2026-0199 (Ala. Aug. 21, 2026)
  18. Grady L. Floyd, Jr., Gabrielle Floyd, and Charlie Floyd, Jr. v. Escambia County Community Hospital, Inc.
    Floyd v. Escambia Cnty. Cmty. Hosp., Inc., No. SC-2025-0784 (Ala. Aug. 21, 2026)
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    Ivy Fund Manager, LLC v. CDH Real Estate Inv. Mgmt. Co., No. SC-2025-0799 (Ala. Aug. 21, 2026)
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