Legal Opinion
Harris v. Byrd
Supreme Court of Alabama
Decided June 20, 1918No. 2 Div. 641PublishedCited by 2 opinions
Appeal from -Law and Equity Court, Marengo County; E. J. Gilder, Judge. Statutory action in nature of ejectment by Sallie U. Bju’d against George W. Harris. Judgment for plaintiff, and defendant appeals.
1Opinion of the CourtMayeield, J.
This was a statutory action in the nature of ejectment, brought by appellee against appellant. The complaint describes the land as follows:
“Beginning at the middle of old gateway near the southeast corner of the northwest quarter (N. W. ¼) of northwest quarter (N. W. %) of section thirteen, township twelve, range two (2) east, running north twenty-three (23) degrees east, one hundred and one (101) chains and (80) eighty links to the northern boundary line of section twelve; thence east two (2) chains to an old fence; thence in a southwardly direction along the old fence row as it now runs to…
2Cases cited12 opinions
- Chambers v. RingstaffSupreme Court of Alabama · 1881
- Brown v. CockerellSupreme Court of Alabama · 1858
- Webb v. Elyton Land Co.Supreme Court of Alabama · 1894
- Griffin v. HallSupreme Court of Alabama · 1895
- Tobias & Co. v. Treist & Co.Supreme Court of Alabama · 1893
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3Cited by2 opinions
- Hodges v. SandersonSupreme Court of Alabama · 1925
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