Memphis Charleston Railroad v. Bynum
Supreme Court of Alabama
Appeal from the Circuit Court of Lawrence. Tried before the Hon. Henry C. Speake. This action was brought by Mrs. Sarah M. Bynum, the wife of O. H. Bynum, against the Memphis & Charleston Railroad Company as a common carrier, to recover damages for the loss of several bales of cotton, which was burned on the platform of the defendant’s depot at Oourtland, in March, 1888; and was commenced on the--day of-, 18 8-. The cotton was a-part of the rents and profits of certain lands…
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Appeal from the Circuit Court of Lawrence. Tried before the Hon. Henry C. Speake. This action was brought by Mrs. Sarah M. Bynum, the wife of O. H. Bynum, against the Memphis & Charleston Railroad Company as a common carrier, to recover damages for the loss of several bales of cotton, which was burned on the platform of the defendant’s depot at Oourtland, in March, 1888; and was commenced on the--day of-, 18 8-. The cotton was a-part of the rents and profits of certain lands which had been conveyed to the plaintiff by said 0. H. Bynum, by ante-nuptial contract executed in February, 1871. By…
1Opinion of the CourtColeman, J.
The plaintiff sued to recover the value of certain bales of cotton, alleged to have been destroyed by fire in March, 1888, while in the possession of the defendant as a common carrier. The cotton was grown on lands of the plaintiff conveyed to her by ante-nuptial contract executed by O. H. Bynum, in consideration of marriage, and was dated 25th February, 1871. The question of vital importance to plaintiff is, whether the deed of conveyance vested in her a statutory estate, subject to and changed by the subsequent act of the legislature of February 28th, 1887, or whether the rights and…
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