STATE v. HATFIELD

Civ. 453.

309 So.2d 461 (1975)

The STATE of Alabama and Eldred C. Dothard, as Director of Public Safety for the State of Alabama v. John HATFIELD, Jr. In re Eldred C. DOTHARD, as Director of Public Safety of Alabama. Ex parte STATE of Alabama ex rel. Eldred C. DOTHARD, as Director of Public Safety of Alabama.

Court of Civil Appeals of Alabama.

March 5, 1975.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

William J. Baxley, Atty. Gen., and Joseph G. L. Marston, III, Asst. Atty. Gen., Chief Counsel—Dept. of Public Safety and J. Richard Piel, Special Asst. Atty. Gen., for appellant-petitioner.

Frank W. Riggs, Montgomery, for appellee and for Hon. Frank B. Embry, as Judge of the 15th Judicial Circuit.


An Alternative Petition for a Writ of Mandamus

WRIGHT, Presiding Judge.

This matter began by an appeal filed in Circuit Court of Montgomery County by John Hatfield, Jr. from an order of the Director of the Alabama Department of Public Safety. The appeal alleged that it was from an order of suspension by the Director of the driver's license of Hatfield. The appeal was filed October 24, 1973.

On December 20, 1973, the Director filed a sworn motion...

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