Jones v. Woodstock Iron Co.
Supreme Court of Alabama
Appeal from tbe City Court of Anniston, in equity. Heard before tbe Hon. B. F. Cassady. Tbe bill in tbis case was filed on tbe 19tb November, 1889, by tbe Woodstock Iron Company and tbe Anniston City Land Company, two private corporations, against Alice C. Jones, Walter L. Jones and others, as lieirs at law of James M. Jones, deceased, and against A. H, Jones, wbo was not alleged to bold under tbem, or to bave any connection witb tbem; and sought to enjoin two actions of…
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Appeal from tbe City Court of Anniston, in equity. Heard before tbe Hon. B. F. Cassady. Tbe bill in tbis case was filed on tbe 19tb November, 1889, by tbe Woodstock Iron Company and tbe Anniston City Land Company, two private corporations, against Alice C. Jones, Walter L. Jones and others, as lieirs at law of James M. Jones, deceased, and against A. H, Jones, wbo was not alleged to bold under tbem, or to bave any connection witb tbem; and sought to enjoin two actions of ejectment, one instituted by said heirs, and tbe other by.said A. H. Jones, and to bave tbe legal title to tbe lands sued…
1Opinion of the Court
• COLEMAN, J.
The' bill w'as filed to enjoin suits in ejectment, commenced by the heirs of James M. Jones,' to recover- certain lands which were sold under an order of the Probate Court; and also to have the legal title to the lands-sued for divested out of said heirs, and invested in complainants. . The facts sufficiently appear in the statement of the facts of the case, in the further progress of this opinion.- ■ The petition to the Probate Court of Calhoun county, in its allegations for the sale of the lands for distribution, sufficiently complied with the statute to give jurisdiction to…
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