Cameron v. Cameron
Supreme Court of Alabama
Appeal from tbe Chancery Court of Jackson. Heard before the Hon. Thomas Cobbs. The bill in this case was filed on the 12th September, 1886, by Martha Cameron, against the widow and children of her deceased brother, Daniel Cameron; and sought to enforce payment of a promissory note under seal, which said Daniel Cameron had executed, payable to the complainant, out of property belonging to his estate, in the possession of the defendants.
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Appeal from tbe Chancery Court of Jackson. Heard before the Hon. Thomas Cobbs. The bill in this case was filed on the 12th September, 1886, by Martha Cameron, against the widow and children of her deceased brother, Daniel Cameron; and sought to enforce payment of a promissory note under seal, which said Daniel Cameron had executed, payable to the complainant, out of property belonging to his estate, in the possession of the defendants. The note was for $600, was dated September 23d, 1861, and payable one day after date. The note was given under these circumstances : Daniel Cameron, senior,…
1Opinion of the CourtStone, C. J.
The object of this suit is to collect a bill-single, or note under seal, executed September 23, 1861, by Daniel Cameron, by which he promised to pay Martha Cameron six hundred dollars one day after date. In November, 1862, there was a payment made on the note of one hundred and forty-eight 'dollars, which is not denied by either party. In 1884, Daniel Cameron died, leaving property, real and personal, the real estate being in excess of 160 acres, worth, probably, more than two thousand dollars. Personal estate worth some three hundred dollars. He died intestate, leaving a widow and several…
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