Johnson v. Parkinson
Supreme Court of Alabama
Appeal from Lee County Chancery Court. Heard before Hon. N. S. Graham. The appellant, William H. Johnson, filed this bill against the appellees, J. O. Parkinson, Edward Parkinson, E. M. Barnes, S. P. Adams, C. M. Worthington,' and William Neighbors. From the bill it appears that the appellant and Edward Parkinson bought of J. O. Parkinson a mill, on the 1st day of April, 1872, and went into possession.
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Appeal from Lee County Chancery Court. Heard before Hon. N. S. Graham. The appellant, William H. Johnson, filed this bill against the appellees, J. O. Parkinson, Edward Parkinson, E. M. Barnes, S. P. Adams, C. M. Worthington,' and William Neighbors. From the bill it appears that the appellant and Edward Parkinson bought of J. O. Parkinson a mill, on the 1st day of April, 1872, and went into possession. They executed to J. C. Parkinson two promissory notes, one for five hundred dollars, due six months from date, and the other due twelve months after date, for • the sum of one thousand dollars.…
1Opinion of the CourtBrickell, C. J.
1. It is a matter of some difficulty to ascertain from the prolix statements of this bill with any degree of certainty, what relief the complainant intends to seek, or against whom it is prayed. We suppose, after a patient and careful examination, that it was intended to obtain relief against the note for one thousand dollars, made by the complainant and Ed. Parkinson, payable to John O. Parkinson, because of its fraudulent alteration by the insertion therein after its execution, without the consent of the' complainant, of words which make it bear interest from date. Assuming the allegations…
2Cited by1 opinion
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