Keith v. Keith

This appeal is prosecuted to procure the reversal of a judgment of the circuit court of Jackson county, in an action of ejectment brought by appellee, against appellants.

Appellee claimed title by virtue of a sheriff’s deed, made pursuant to a sheriff’s sale on an execution issued upon a decree of the circuit court of Union county, in her favor, and against the appellant Bowen Keith, for alimony. Appellants urge several objections to this deed, which we shall notice briefly in their natural order.

First—It is contended the decree is void because it directs the payment of $100 per annum, but…