King v. Paulk
Supreme Court of Alabama
Appeal from the Circuit Court of Bullock. Tried before the Hon. J. M. Carmichael. This action was brought by Charles King, against James A. Paulk and others, to recover the possession of a tract of land particularly described in the complaint; and was commenced on the 11th January, 1888. The land in controversy had belonged to one Whitfield Pitts, and the plaintiff claimed title under a purchase at sheriff’s sale under execution against said Pitts; while the defendants…
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Appeal from the Circuit Court of Bullock. Tried before the Hon. J. M. Carmichael. This action was brought by Charles King, against James A. Paulk and others, to recover the possession of a tract of land particularly described in the complaint; and was commenced on the 11th January, 1888. The land in controversy had belonged to one Whitfield Pitts, and the plaintiff claimed title under a purchase at sheriff’s sale under execution against said Pitts; while the defendants claimed under a sale and conveyance by Pitts, before the rendition of the judgment under which the plaintiff purchased. The…
1Opinion of the CourtStone, C. J.
— Both parties to this suit claim title from Pitts; and it is not disputed that, for several years, and until June, 1887, the legal title was in him. Pitts was not in actual occupancy of the land, but Lelbridge, his tenant, went into possession under him, and held the possession continuously for several years, and until this suit was brought. King claims title as follows: On August 13,1887, he recovered a judgment against Pitts in the Circuit Court of Bullock county, the county in which the lands in controversy lie. Execution was issued on that judgment, which went into the hands of the…
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