Legal Opinion
Johnson v. Malone
Supreme Court of Alabama
Decided October 13, 1949No. 8 Div. 435, 436PublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SIMPSON, Justice.
Bill of interpleader by the Hon. W. W. Malone, Jr., as stakeholder of earnest money paid at an auction sale of real estate, against appellant Johnson (who bid in the property); against the Tuckers, owners and vendors of the property; and against Andrews and Wellden, -the auctioneers who claimed commissions out of the deposit for having made the sale.
All defendants filed separate answers and cross-bills. Johnson seeks the return of the earnest money on the ground that the terms and conditions of the sale were not complied with, which privileged him under its terms to a refund…
2Cases cited26 opinions
- McDonald v. McDonaldSupreme Court of Alabama · 1924
- Isom v. JohnsonSupreme Court of Alabama · 1920
- Crim v. UmbsenCalifornia Supreme Court · 1909
- Webster v. Kings County Trust Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1895
- Morange v. MorrisNew York Court of Appeals · 1866
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3Cited by11 opinions
- Shel-Al Corporation v. American National Insurance Company and Exchange Security BankCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1974
- Peavy Lumber Company v. MurchisonSupreme Court of Alabama · 1961
- Rice v. Sinclair Refining Co.Supreme Court of Alabama · 1952
- Loop Nat. Bank of Mobile v. CoxSupreme Court of Alabama · 1954
- Continental Developers, Ltd. v. HenselHawaii Supreme Court · 1977
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