Trannon v. Towles
Supreme Court of Alabama
Appeal from Circuit Court, Cullman County; R. O. Brickell, Judge. Suit by Sarah Trannon against A. G. : Towles. Judgment for defendant, and plain- ■ tiff appeals. Transferred from Court of iAppeals under section 6, 'Acts 1911, p. 450,
1Opinion of the CourtMcCLELLAN, J.
This is an action for damages for trespass upon realty. Originally the appellant (plaintiff) instituted the suit against A. G. Towles and Milton Stokes. Subsequently the plaintiff amended her complaint, striking out Stokes as a party defend ant. The court gave the general affirmative charge for the defendant. That is the single question presented for review.
[1] If it should be assumed (for the occasion only) that the defendant authorized or directed the persons to whom he rented the lands to enter and to do what these persons did on the land, still the plaintiff did not make out a prima facie…
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