Burns v. Taylor
Supreme Court of Alabama
Error to the Chancery Court of Tallapoosa. Heard before the Hon. W. W. Mason. Alexander Burns filed his bill of complaint against the defendants in error, alleging that he held two title bonds from one Salmon Washburn, for certain lands situated in Tallapoosa, copies of which bonds, dated in 1885 and 1836, are annexed as exhibits to his bill; that Job Taylor.
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Error to the Chancery Court of Tallapoosa. Heard before the Hon. W. W. Mason. Alexander Burns filed his bill of complaint against the defendants in error, alleging that he held two title bonds from one Salmon Washburn, for certain lands situated in Tallapoosa, copies of which bonds, dated in 1885 and 1836, are annexed as exhibits to his bill; that Job Taylor. Jr. also held said Wash-burn’s title bond, for certain other lands, and that he and complainant exchanged lands ; that the exchange was consummated simply by an exchange of Washburn’s title bonds; that complainant’s lands were estimated…
1Opinion of the CourtPhelan, J.
It is objected that the testimony of John Rowe, in behalf of his co-defendant, Job Taylor Sr., should not have been received. We see no good ground for the objection. He was only a formal party, as husband of one of the sisters of Job Taylor Jr., who was made a party defendant as heir at law of her brother, the object of the bill being to divest the title to lands in which he once had an interest. The witness is called to support the title of Job Taylor Sr. to the lands in question, and is, therefore, called to testify against his interest as husband to one of the heirs of Job Taylor Jr.,…
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