Robinson v. Pierce
Supreme Court of Alabama
Appeal from the Chancery Court of Montgomery. Heard, before the Hon. John A. Foster. Appeals from the Circuit Court of Montgomery. Tried before the Hon. John H. Tyson. ■ The first of these cases was a bill filed by the appellants against the appellees; and the two other cases were actions of ejectment brought by the complainants in said bills against the defendants in the respective suits.
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Appeal from the Chancery Court of Montgomery. Heard, before the Hon. John A. Foster. Appeals from the Circuit Court of Montgomery. Tried before the Hon. John H. Tyson. ■ The first of these cases was a bill filed by the appellants against the appellees; and the two other cases were actions of ejectment brought by the complainants in said bills against the defendants in the respective suits. In the chancery suit an appeal was taken from the decree of the chancellor holding that the complainants were not entitled to the relief, and ordering the bill dismissed. The- chancery suit was pending in…
1Opinion of the CourtHead, J.
On the 30th day of April, 1847, John Falconer, in consideration of $900 paid by Mary Jane Robinson, bargained, sold and conveyed, by deed in fee, with warranty, unto Thomas Welsh, the lands in controversy, situate in the city of Montgomery, Alabama, “in trust and for the sole and separate use and benefit of the said Mary Jane Robinson during her natural life, and, at her death, to the issue of the said Mary Jane Robinson, by her marriage with her present husband, Seth Robinson, free from all liability for the debts, contracts of her present or any future husband, with the power to bargain and…
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