Legal Opinion

Patterson v. Holmes

Supreme Court of Alabama

Decided June 6, 1918No. 8 Div. 88PublishedCited by 7 opinions

Appeal from Circuit Court, Morgan County; R. C. Brickell, Judge. Bill in equity by T. Z. Holmes and others against A. G. Patterson. From a decree overruling demurrer to bill, defendant appeals.

1Opinion of the CourtSayre, J.

As the .bill filed by appellees shows, appellant foreclosed his mortgage upon the land of appellees, and became the purchaser at the sale; no irregularity in the sale is averred, but no deed was executed to evidence the new right or title thus acquired, nor did appellant then go into possession. The averment of the amended bill is that appellant “never claimed any right in said land as such purchaser, and expressly denies any claim or right to said land for and on account of any foreclosure of said mortgage.” Afterwards appellees made a deed to appellant without expressed condition or…

2Cases cited16 opinions

  1. Comer v. SheehanSupreme Court of Alabama · 1883
  2. Mewburn's Heirs v. BassSupreme Court of Alabama · 1886
  3. Cooper v. HornsbySupreme Court of Alabama · 1881
  4. Harris v. MillerSupreme Court of Alabama · 1881
  5. Stoutz v. RouseSupreme Court of Alabama · 1887

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3Cited by7 opinions

  1. Ivy v. HoodSupreme Court of Alabama · 1918
  2. Bank of New Brockton v. DunnavantSupreme Court of Alabama · 1920
  3. Whiteman v. TaberSupreme Court of Alabama · 1919
  4. Toney v. ChenaultSupreme Court of Alabama · 1920
  5. Crawford v. HortonSupreme Court of Alabama · 1937

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