Union Cemetery Co. v. Alexander
Alabama Court of Appeals
Appeal from Birmingham City Court. Heard before Hon. C. W. Ferguson. Action by Georgia Ann Alexander against the Union Cemetery Company and others for damages for a denial of the right of sepulture. Judgment for plaintiff in the sum of $400, and defendant appeals.
1Opinion of the CourtBrown, J.
This is an action of trespass on the case for wrongfully interfering with the right of sepulture in the Union Cemetery, located negtr Woodlawn, Ala. The case was tried on the third, fourth, and fifth counts of the complaint as amended, and the general issue and special plea 3, averring; “That the Union Cemetery Company had never sold a lot to the plaintiff, and plaintiff had never gone into possession of any lot, and had never paid the purchase money for any lot.”
The only errors assigned upon the record are predicated on the rulings of the court on the demurrers to the complaint and…
2Cases cited10 opinions
- Cobb v. MaloneSupreme Court of Alabama · 1890
- Gatzow v. BueningWisconsin Supreme Court · 1900
- Bessemer Land & Improvement Co. v. JenkinsSupreme Court of Alabama · 1895
- Wright v. Hollywood Cemetery CorporationSupreme Court of Georgia · 1901
- Hook v. JoyceCourt of Appeals of Kentucky · 1893
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- Masonic Cemetery Ass'n v. GamageCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1930
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