Walker v. Crawford
Supreme Court of Alabama
Appear from the Chancery Court, of Tallapoosa. Heard before the Hon. N. S. Graham. The hill in this case was filed on the 19th February, 1878, by Daniel- Crawford, against William IT, Thomas, George F. Walker, and the personal representatives and heirs at law of Willis Maxwell, deceased; and sought, to subject certain lands, in the possession of the defendants, to the payment of the unpaid purchase-money due from said Thomas as the original purchaser.
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Appear from the Chancery Court, of Tallapoosa. Heard before the Hon. N. S. Graham. The hill in this case was filed on the 19th February, 1878, by Daniel- Crawford, against William IT, Thomas, George F. Walker, and the personal representatives and heirs at law of Willis Maxwell, deceased; and sought, to subject certain lands, in the possession of the defendants, to the payment of the unpaid purchase-money due from said Thomas as the original purchaser. The lands were sold, with other tracts, at a time not shown by the record, by a commissioner appointed hv the Chancery Court of Tallapoosa,…
1Opinion of the CourtBriokell, C. J.
A motion is made by the appellee, to strike out the first, second and eighth assignments of error, which relate to the decree rendered on the 15th September, 1879, declaring the complainant was entitled to relief, and had a lien on the lands for the purchase-money due from Thomas, referring it to the register to ascertain and report to the succeeding term-the amount which was due. The ground of the motion is, that this decree was in its nature.final, and would have supported an appeal, and, as more than twelve months had elapsed after its rendition, before the suing out of the present appeal,…
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