Jefferson v. Beall
Supreme Court of Alabama
Appeal from the Circuit Court of Russell. Tried before the Hon. J. M. Carmichael. This action was brought by the appellant, Rollin Jefferson., against the appellees, L. C. Beáll, as executrix and C. M. Beall, as co^executor of thé will of Barden Burts ; and counted upon a judgment rendered by the superior court of Stewart' county in the State of Georgia, in favor of said plaintiff against the defendants.
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Appeal from the Circuit Court of Russell. Tried before the Hon. J. M. Carmichael. This action was brought by the appellant, Rollin Jefferson., against the appellees, L. C. Beáll, as executrix and C. M. Beall, as co^executor of thé will of Barden Burts ; and counted upon a judgment rendered by the superior court of Stewart' county in the State of Georgia, in favor of said plaintiff against the defendants. The defendants pleaded, the general issue and two special pleas, which were as follows : “2d. That said superior court had no jurisdiction to render the particular judgment described in said…
1Opinion of the CourtBbickell, C. J.
The suit is upon a judgment rendered in the State of Georgia against the executrix of a will of original probate in this State, to whom original letters testamentary were issued by the proper jurisdiction, and her husband, who by virtue of the intermarriage, became co-executor. The force and effect of this judgment in this State is the question presented, by the rulings of the court below on the demurrer to the plea of the defendants, and by the general affirmative instruction given to the jury. It seems to be settled by the weight, if- not by an unbroken concurrence of judicial authority,…
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