Legal Opinion
Randall v. Sanders
Supreme Court of Arkansas
Decided November 14, 1903PublishedCited by 3 opinions
Appeal from Jefferson Circuit Court. Antonio B. Grace, Judge. The description of the lands being uncertain, the measure of damages was unascertainable, and for this the judgment should be reversed. 12 Ark. 399; 41 Ark. 42; 58 Ark. 39; 66 Ark. 113; 68 Ark. 263. The complaint should have been verified. Sand. & Ii. Dig. §§ 5744, 5775, 5776.
1Opinion of the CourtBattle, J.
G. L. Randall appealed from a judgment by default rendered by the Jefferson circuit court in an action against him by George W. Sanders, upon the following complaint (omitting caption) :
“Comes the plaintiff, George W. Sanders, and for cause of complaint states that he is now and was on the 19th day of July, 1899, the owner and in actual possession of the following land and dwelling houses situated thereon, to-wit: The fractional east half of lot three in block thirty-nine, Tannehill & Owens’ addition to the city of Pine Bluff, Ark., commencing at a point one hundred feet from the northwest…
2Cases cited2 opinions
- Hallock v. JaudinCalifornia Supreme Court · 1867
- Swerdferger v. HopkinsSupreme Court of Vermont · 1894
3Cited by3 opinions
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- Pinkert v. ReaganSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1952
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