Edinburgh-American Land Mortgage Co. v. Canterbury
Supreme Court of Alabama
Ejectment. Appeal from Marengo Circuit Court. Heard before Hon. John T. Lackland. Ejectment between the Edinburgh-American Land Mortgage Company, Limited, and I. I. Canterbury, as administrator, etc. From a judgment in favor of the latter, the former appeals.
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Ejectment. Appeal from Marengo Circuit Court. Heard before Hon. John T. Lackland. Ejectment between the Edinburgh-American Land Mortgage Company, Limited, and I. I. Canterbury, as administrator, etc. From a judgment in favor of the latter, the former appeals. The affidavit referred to in the opinion is one made by Hugh Nelson, who certifies that he is one of the attorneys for the appellant in the above-styled cause; that he finished bill of exceptions in said cause on January 29, 1910, and on the same day sent same by express, addressed to Hon. John T. Lackland, Grove Hill, Ala., and that he…
1Opinion of the CourtMcC'LELLAN, J.
Motion, by appellee, to strike bill of exceptions on tbe ground that it was not “presented” to tbe presiding judge within the period provided by Code 1907, § 3019. That statute, in the presently important particulars, reads: “Bills of exceptions may be presented at any time within ninety days from the day on which the judgment is entered and not afterwards. * * * The judge must indorse thereon, and as a part of the bill, the true date of presenting, and the bill of exceptions must, if correct, be signed by him within ninety days thereafter.” Construing and applying this statute in King v.…
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