Legal Opinion

Murphree v. International Shoe Co.

Supreme Court of Alabama

Decided February 1, 1945No. 8 Div. 290PublishedCited by 17 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

FOSTER, Justice.

This is an appeal from a decree sustaining the demurrer to a bill in equity filed by appellant to set aside a judgment rendered against him in favor of respondent. The bill proceeds in two aspects leading to the same relief. The first is that there was no service of summons and complaint according to the return of the sheriff; that he had no notice of the suit, nor of the judgment until the sheriff levied an execution on certain property as his a few days prior to filing the instant bill in equity; and that he did not owe the debt sued on. The second aspect is that the…

2Cases cited23 opinions

  1. Mussina v. CavazosSupreme Court of the United States · 1867
  2. Hendley v. ChabertSupreme Court of Alabama · 1914
  3. Johnson v. JohnsonSupreme Court of Alabama · 1913
  4. Prudential Casualty Co. v. KerrSupreme Court of Alabama · 1918
  5. Hatch v. Alamance Railway Co.Supreme Court of North Carolina · 1922

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3Cited by17 opinions

  1. Persons v. SummersSupreme Court of Alabama · 1963
  2. State Ex Rel. Ballew v. HawkinsMissouri Court of Appeals · 1962
  3. Maddox v. HuntSupreme Court of Alabama · 1967
  4. Spencer v. SpencerSupreme Court of Alabama · 1950
  5. Ex Parte SmithSupreme Court of Alabama · 1953

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