Gist v. Beaumont
Supreme Court of Alabama
Appeal from the Circuit Court of Colbert. Tried before the Hon. H. C. Speake. The appellee, Charles S. Beaumont, on January 10, 1889, brought the present action of ejectment against the appellant, William Gist, for the recovery of a certain lot in the city of Tuscumbia. The plaintiff’s claim was founded upon a deed, which was executed by the mayor of the city of Tuscumbia to him as the purchaser of said lot at a sale for taxes thereon due to said city of Tuscumbia.
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Appeal from the Circuit Court of Colbert. Tried before the Hon. H. C. Speake. The appellee, Charles S. Beaumont, on January 10, 1889, brought the present action of ejectment against the appellant, William Gist, for the recovery of a certain lot in the city of Tuscumbia. The plaintiff’s claim was founded upon a deed, which was executed by the mayor of the city of Tuscumbia to him as the purchaser of said lot at a sale for taxes thereon due to said city of Tuscumbia. This deed was executed on January. 4, 1882. It was not acknowledged, but was attested, and was duly recorded in the probate…
1Opinion of the CourtColeman, J.
This was an action in ejectment, brought by the appellee against the appellant. It may be safely asserted that neither party at the trial held a perfect legal title. The plaintiff introduced evidence tending to show possession prior to that of the defendant, and in connection with the facts of prior possession, introduced' in evidence, against the objection of the defendant, an instrument in writing, purporting on its face to be a conveyance of the lands to plaintiff, signed by one Cooper, as Mayor. The instrument bore date January 4th, 1882, and recited that the lot had been sold for…
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