Harris v. Moore
Supreme Court of Alabama
Appeals from the Chancery Court of Madison. Heard before the Hon. N. S. Graham. The chancellor dismissed these bills on three several grounds : 1st, that the jurisdiction of the court could not be sustained under the act of 1877 (Code, § 2637), because the bills were filed before the passage of that statute; 2d, that the jurisdiction of the court in Tennessee, by which the complainant’s letters were granted, was not proved; 3d, that the execution and indorsement of the…
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Appeals from the Chancery Court of Madison. Heard before the Hon. N. S. Graham. The chancellor dismissed these bills on three several grounds : 1st, that the jurisdiction of the court could not be sustained under the act of 1877 (Code, § 2637), because the bills were filed before the passage of that statute; 2d, that the jurisdiction of the court in Tennessee, by which the complainant’s letters were granted, was not proved; 3d, that the execution and indorsement of the notes, on which the suits were founded, was not proved. In each of these positions, the appellant contends that the…
1Opinion of the CourtStone, J.
These causes, which are identical in their main features, were long pending in the Chancery Court. The bills were filed in 1867, and the decrees were rendered in June, 1881, dismissing the bills. The chancellor, in his opinion, points out certain alleged imperfections in the preparation of the causes, and adds, “ there are other irregularities.”
According to the averments of the bills and the proof, William II. Moore became largely indebted to Benjamin D. Harris, a resident of the State of Tennessee. Harris died intestate, and Letitia J. Harris was appointed and qualified as his…
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