Warren v. Jones

This is an action of unlawful detainer brought by appellee against appellant to recover 40 acres of land. It originated in the justice court, which has original jurisdiction of such suits (Leatherwood v. Suggs, 96 Ala. 383, 11 So. 415), and, from a judgment for plaintiff, defendant appealed to the circuit court. The trial upon appeal likewise resulted in a judgment for the plaintiff, and defendant prosecutes the present appeal to review the rulings of the court in giving for the plaintiff the affirmative charge and rejecting evidence offered by defendant.

Plaintiff became the purchaser of the…