Bernstein v. Humes
Supreme Court of Alabama
Appeal from tbe Circuit Court of Madison. Tried before the Non, Louis Wíeth, This action was brought by Mrs. E. O. Humes and others, against Morris Bernstein ; and was commenced on the 12th July, 1871. The complaint was in the form given in the Be-vised Code (p. 677), and the premises sued for were thus described : ‘‘The following tract, or parcel of land, situated in the city of Huntsville in said county of Madison, known and described as follows: part of lot number…
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Appeal from tbe Circuit Court of Madison. Tried before the Non, Louis Wíeth, This action was brought by Mrs. E. O. Humes and others, against Morris Bernstein ; and was commenced on the 12th July, 1871. The complaint was in the form given in the Be-vised Code (p. 677), and the premises sued for were thus described : ‘‘The following tract, or parcel of land, situated in the city of Huntsville in said county of Madison, known and described as follows: part of lot number seventeen in the original plan of said city, fronting on Gallatin street, commencing on said street, ninety-nine feet from…
1Opinion of the CourtStone, J.
Many of the questions that have been argued with much ability, are not so presented that we can consider, them. The affirmative, general charge given covers all, or most, of the questions raised by the evidence. There was a *597general exception to this charge, without specifying any particular part or parts objected to. Many of its propositions are clearly free from error; and under a well-established rule of this court, we will not dissect it, with a view of ascertaining if there may not have been error in some of its utterances. Exceptions to a general charge, unless all be erroneous, must…
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- Alexander v. WheelerSupreme Court of Alabama · 1881
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- Gray v. StateSupreme Court of Alabama · 1879
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