Andrews v. Frierson
Supreme Court of Alabama
Appeal from Chambers Chancery Court. Heard before Hon. Richard B. Kelly. Bill by appellant against appellee for cancellation and recission of a contract and to enjoin a suit at law on said contract. From a decree of the chancellor modifying the register’s report, the complainant prosecutes this appeal. The facts are sufficiently stated in the opinion. The equities of the case have been settled by a former judgment of this court.
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Appeal from Chambers Chancery Court. Heard before Hon. Richard B. Kelly. Bill by appellant against appellee for cancellation and recission of a contract and to enjoin a suit at law on said contract. From a decree of the chancellor modifying the register’s report, the complainant prosecutes this appeal. The facts are sufficiently stated in the opinion. The equities of the case have been settled by a former judgment of this court. Andrews v. Frierson, et al., 134 Ala. 626. Under tlhe code of 1896, § 3826, the finding of the register although disallowed or modified by the chancellor comes before…
1Opinion of the CourtDenson, J.
Walter Andrews is the complainant in this bill against T. A. Frierson and R. M. Gann. Andrews was the administrator of the estate of J. E. Andrews, deceased. The estate consisted of a large quantity of real and personal property located in Chambers, Lee, and Tallapoosa counties, amounting in value to something near $76,000. In the month of October, 1900, Andrews obtained from the probate court of Chambers county an order to sell all the property of the estate of his said intestate. The sale and description of the property was extensively advertised, and was to begin on Saturday, November 17,…
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