Hunter v. Murfee
Supreme Court of Alabama
Appeal from the Circuit Court of Perry. Tried, before tlie Hon. John C. Anderson. This suit was brought by the appellants, Julia Hunter and Olive Herndon, against the appellees, J. T. Murfee and The Trustees of the Marion Military Institute.
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Appeal from the Circuit Court of Perry. Tried, before tlie Hon. John C. Anderson. This suit was brought by the appellants, Julia Hunter and Olive Herndon, against the appellees, J. T. Murfee and The Trustees of the Marion Military Institute. It is an action of ejectment to recover an undivided •one-lialf interest in the lots and buildings, situated in Marion, in said county, known as the Howard College buildings, now occupied and used by the defendant, J. T. Murfee, as the Marion Military Institute. The plaintiffs are the granddaughters of John and Julia Barron and their sole surviving heirs…
1Opinion of the CourtTyson, J.
This is an action of ejectment brought by the plaintiffs to recover a certain lot described in a 'deed executed by J. T. Barron et al., to I. W. Garrott et al., on the 16th day of November, 1854. The plaintiffs claim title as heirs at law of the grantors to this •deed. The deed is one of bargain and sale for a consideration of three hundred dollars and contains the usual covenants of warranty. It conveys the lot in suit to Garrott and others, “the Trustees of Howard College and their successors in office.” The language in the deed which appellants contend reduces the quantity of. the estate…
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