Doe ex dem. Saltonstall v. Riley
Supreme Court of Alabama
Appeal from the Circuit Court of Mobile. Tried before the Hon. C. W. RapieR. BjectmeNT by Seneca Saltonstall and Louisa, his wife, against James Riley and Wm.
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Appeal from the Circuit Court of Mobile. Tried before the Hon. C. W. RapieR. BjectmeNT by Seneca Saltonstall and Louisa, his wife, against James Riley and Wm. A. Dawson, for the recovery of certain lots in the city of Mobile, which are described in the declaration as, “All the south-east section of square No. 2*7, as marked on the plot of survey, beginning at the north-west intersection of Franklin and Dauphin streets, thence running along the north side of said Dauphin street 220 feet to the north-east intersection of Dauphin and Hamilton streets, and extending back northwardly 160 feet, and…
1Opinion of the CourtChilton, C. J.
The main points involved in this case have undergone very thorough investigation, and we therefore deem it unnecessary to repeat what has been heretofore said by this court with reference to them. Upon a careful inspection of the record, and after a review of the adjudged cases, most of which have been collated with much ability and research by the respective counsel, we have attained the following conclusions:
1. That the record from the orphans’ court of Mobile county affirmatively shows that said court had jurisdiction to mate the order for the sale of the land of Alvan Robeshaw, deceased.
2.…
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