Legal Opinion

Headon v. Turner

Supreme Court of Alabama

Decided January 15, 1844Published

1Opinion of the Court

GOLDTHWAITE, J,

A motion is made for judgment on a certificate of the clerk of the county court of Sumter county, which recites, that, at the February term, 1843, of that court, John Headon recovered a judgment against James House for 1082 dollars; that House is now dead, and Benjamin D. Turner is his administrator. That Turner, administrator, applied for, and obtained a writ of error, giving bond, &c. The question is, whether a judgment of affirmance can be rendered on this certificate.

A writ of error, by the course of the common law, issued-out of the court of chanceiy, and was considered ás…

2Cases cited4 opinions

  1. Sewall v. Bates' adm'rsSupreme Court of Alabama · 1830
  2. Whitted v. GovernorSupreme Court of Alabama · 1838
  3. Perine v. BabcockSupreme Court of Alabama · 1838
  4. Bettis' v. TaylorSupreme Court of Alabama · 1838

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