General Assembly of Colored Cumberland Presbyterian Church, U. S. A. v. Patterson

SIMPSON, Justice.

The cause is submitted on motion and merits.

The motion is to dismiss the appeal because the appeal bond was not approved by the register within the six-months stat*52utory period for appealing. The bond was lodged with the proper officer, the register, within the prescribed period and thereafter duly approved by him which, of course, sufficed under the rule of our cases to perfect the appeal within time. Thompson v. Menefee, 218 Ala. 332, 118 So. 587; Williams v. McConico, 25 Ala. 538; see also Shepherd’s Citator under Thompson v. Menefee for many later cases.

On the Merits.

The…