Stewart Bros. v. Ransom
Supreme Court of Alabama
Appeal from Circuit Court, Morgan County; F. Lloyd Tate, Judge. Action by Stewart Bros, against W. T. Ransom for the recovery of certain lands. Judgment for defendant, and plaintiffs appeal.
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Appeal from Circuit Court, Morgan County; F. Lloyd Tate, Judge. Action by Stewart Bros, against W. T. Ransom for the recovery of certain lands. Judgment for defendant, and plaintiffs appeal. There was evidence in the case from which the jury could infer that the defendant claimed through the plaintiff’s grantor in possession, and the court erred in directing a verdict for the defendant. 184 Ala. 153, 63 South. 943; 190 Ala. 597, 67 South. 403; 98 Ala. 480, 13 South..570, 22 L. R. A. 297, 39 Am. St. Rep. 82; 84 Ala. 568, 4 South. 404. On the authorities cited above, the plaintiff was entitled…
1Opinion of the CourtSayre, J.
Statutory action in the nature of ejectment; second appeal. Stewart v. Ransom, 200 Ala. 304, 76 South. 70.
Plaintiffs, appellants, traced their title,, through a mortgage and foreclosure, back toW. M. Lynn, and introduced evidence tending to show that the mortgagor Lynn had been in possession at the date of the mortgage, April, 1913. Defendant introduced a certified copy of a list of lands, which included the land in suit, granted by the federal government to the state of Alabama, May 23,. 1828, known as the Muscle Shoals List of Lands; a copy of the tract book certified by the Secretary of…
2Cases cited10 opinions
- Shipp v. SheltonSupreme Court of Alabama · 1915
- Cooper v. WatsonSupreme Court of Alabama · 1882
- Sherrill v. Merchants & Mechanics T. & S. BankSupreme Court of Alabama · 1915
- Stewart Bros. v. RansomSupreme Court of Alabama · 1917
- Birmingham Fuel Co. v. BoshellSupreme Court of Alabama · 1914
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