Alabama City, G. & A. Ry. Co. v. Kyle
Supreme Court of Alabama
Appeal from Circuit Court, Etowah County; O. A. Steele, Judge. Action by T. S. Kyle and others, as trustees, against the Alabama City, Gadsden & Attalla Railway Company. From judgment for plaintiffs, defendant appeals.
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Appeal from Circuit Court, Etowah County; O. A. Steele, Judge. Action by T. S. Kyle and others, as trustees, against the Alabama City, Gadsden & Attalla Railway Company. From judgment for plaintiffs, defendant appeals. The matter referred to as occurring on page 114 of the transcript is as follows: Schulerbeing on the' stand as witness, was shown an indemnity agreement that was signed by a number of people guaranteeing the subscriptions of $150,000 to the Southern Steel &. Iron Company. Among the persoxxs signing was the Alabama City, Gadsden & Attalla Railway Company, $12,180, and Coosa Land…
1Opinion of the CourtSayre, J.
[1-3] The report of a former appeal in this cause may be seen in 202 Ala. 552, 81 South. 54. On its return to the trial court count 9, involving an alleged breach of a contract, by which appellant undertook to execute its several notes in consideration of the removal of the Southern Iron & Steel Company’s plant from Ensley to Alabama City, and involving a sum much larger than the judgment now under consideration, was eliminated and the trial had upon count 1 of the complaint declaring upon one only of the notes mentioned in count 9. In this note appellant agreed “to pay cost of collecting…
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