Steiner & Lobman v. Steiner Land & Lumber Co.
Supreme Court of Alabama
Appeal from the Chancery Court of Butler. Heard before the Hon. Jeee N. Williams. ■ - The bill in this case was hied by the appellee against •the appellants. The purpose of the bill and the facts of the case are sufficiently stated in the opinion.
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Appeal from the Chancery Court of Butler. Heard before the Hon. Jeee N. Williams. ■ - The bill in this case was hied by the appellee against •the appellants. The purpose of the bill and the facts of the case are sufficiently stated in the opinion. On the final submission of the cause, upon the pleadings. and proof, the chancellor rendered a decree grant'ing the relief prayed for and ordering that the deeds executed by the Steiner Land & Lumber Company, by J. M. Steiner, President, to the defendants, be set aside and annulled. From this decree the defendants appeal, and assign the rendition…
1Opinion of the CourtBrickell, C. J.
The bill of complaint in this cause was filed by the Steiner Land & Lumber Co., and sought to have set aside and cancelled a deed alleged to have been executed in the name of the corporation by J. M. Steiner, its president, without authority and without consideration, by which several thousand acres of land were attempted to be conveyed to Steiner & Lobman, the defendants. Joseph Steiner died in January, 1889, leaving a will by .which, after making provision for his widow and several special bequests, he devised and bequeathed the remainder of his property, consisting of many thoxxsand acres…
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