Dozier v. Robinson
Supreme Court of Alabama
Appeal from the Circuit Court of Choctaw. Tried before the Hon. Wi. E. Clarke. This action was brought by W. C. Dozier, against Greene Robinson, and was commenced by attachment, sued out on the 27th October, 1886. The affidavit for the attachment stated, “that Greene Robinson executed to Henry Mitchell and D. :W. Conner a promissory note for rent of land for the year 1886, in the sum of $90, dated February 10th, 1883, and payable on or before the 1st day of October next…
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Appeal from the Circuit Court of Choctaw. Tried before the Hon. Wi. E. Clarke. This action was brought by W. C. Dozier, against Greene Robinson, and was commenced by attachment, sued out on the 27th October, 1886. The affidavit for the attachment stated, “that Greene Robinson executed to Henry Mitchell and D. :W. Conner a promissory note for rent of land for the year 1886, in the sum of $90, dated February 10th, 1883, and payable on or before the 1st day of October next after date; which said note has been assigned by said Mitchell and Conner to affiant, and is his property; and said D. W.…
1Opinion of the CourtStone, C. J.
— The transcript in this case presents an embarrassing confusion of dates, which we confess ourselves *410unable to solve. The suit was commenced by attachment, and the ground of complaint is the non-payment of rent and advances. The affidavit avers that the defendant, Robinson, executed “a promissory note for the rent of land for the year 1886, in the sum of ninety dollars, dated February 10, 1888, and payable on or before the 1st day of October next after date.” It next claims for advances to the said Robinson “the sum of three dollars and seventy-five cents, in goods and merchandise advanced…
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