Pippin v. Perry
Supreme Court of Alabama
Appeal from Circuit Court, Lauderdale County; C. P. Almon, Judge. Ejectment by E. M. Perry against Lee Pippin. Judgment for plaintiff and defendant appeals.
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Appeal from Circuit Court, Lauderdale County; C. P. Almon, Judge. Ejectment by E. M. Perry against Lee Pippin. Judgment for plaintiff and defendant appeals. Tbe description contained in tbe complaint is as follows: “A small island containing about 20 acres situated in the Tennessee river in Lauderdale county, Alabama, north of and adjacent to what is known as Seven Mile Island, and about 2% miles from the head of Seven Mile Island, being same island on which defendant now has a shack.” The jury’s verdict found for tbe plaintiff for tbe land sued for and the judgment was for tbe land,…
1Opinion of the CourtMcCLELLAN, J.
[1] Statutory ejectment, instituted by appellee against aiipellant. The plaintiff prevailed in a judgment entered March 1, 1920; but, the bill of exceptions not being, presented to the trial judge within the 90 days prescribed by law (Code, § 3019), it cannot be considered for purposes of review of the main trial. A motion for new trial was filed on or before March 4, 1920, and the court overruled the motion on March 27, 1920.
[2] Over the signature of the trial judge, this appears as indorsed on or appended to the bill of exceptions, the signature and approval of the bill being set in above…
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