Moss v. Hall

GARDNER, Chief Justice.

This was an action of unlawful detainer for the recovery of possession of a house and lot in Gordo, Alabama, occupied by J. J. Moss as the tenant of J. T. Geer, under whom he had held possession for four or five years. The suit originated in the justice of the peace court, and was carried to the circuit court by defendant on appeal and there tried before the judge without a jury, resulting in a judgment for the plaintiff, from which this appeal is prosecuted.

Geer sold the house and lot to the plaintiff, W. W. Hall, who sues for the possession of the premises by virtue…