Steele v. Hanna
Supreme Court of Alabama
Appeal from the Chancery Court of De Kalb. Heard before the Hon. Tiros. Cobbs. The bill in this case was filed on the 17th March, 1886, by Frank Steele, against A. B. Hanna; and sought to redeem a tract of land, which had been sold under execution against the complainant, and bought by the defendant.
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Appeal from the Chancery Court of De Kalb. Heard before the Hon. Tiros. Cobbs. The bill in this case was filed on the 17th March, 1886, by Frank Steele, against A. B. Hanna; and sought to redeem a tract of land, which had been sold under execution against the complainant, and bought by the defendant. The sale was made on the 1st December, 1884, the amount of the purchaser’s bid being $135.20. The bill alleged that, “on or about, the 12th day of November, 1885, complainant offered to redeem said -land, by paying to said Hanna an amount equal to the sum so paid by him to the sheriff, with ten…
1Opinion of the CourtColeman, J.
The appeal is taken from the decree of the court overruling certain exceptions to the report of the register, and from the final decree rendered. On a former appeal of this case, this court declared : “The necessary facts were distinctly alleged in the bill,” and “the evidence establishes a sufficient tender.”—84 Ala. 305. Whenever a party, authorized to redeem land, makes a sufficient tender of the purchase-money, with ten per cent, per annum, and all other lawful charges, such tender lias the effect to reinvest him with the title. — Code, g 1881. Ten per centum per annum ought not to be…
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