Slaughter v. McBride
Supreme Court of Alabama
Appeal from Montgomery Circuit Court. Tried before Hon. John P. Hubbard. . Ejectment by J. B. and Georgia Ann Slaughter against McBride and Latimer, for the recovery of a tract of land in the possession of McBride, as tenant of Latimer.. The facts are stated in the opinion.
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Appeal from Montgomery Circuit Court. Tried before Hon. John P. Hubbard. . Ejectment by J. B. and Georgia Ann Slaughter against McBride and Latimer, for the recovery of a tract of land in the possession of McBride, as tenant of Latimer.. The facts are stated in the opinion. The Circuit Court charged the jury on the written request of the defendants, that if they believed the evidence, they must find for the defendants, and refused a charge asked by the plaintiffs in writing, instructing the jury, that, if they believed the evidence, they must find for^the plaintiffs. The charge given and the…
1Opinion of the CourtStone, J.
The plaintiff, Georgia Ann Slaughter, nee Latimer, asserts claim to the land in controversy under a deed executed by Joel Latimer in 1869. At that time Joel Latimer resided on the lands as a homestead, and continued to reside upon them until his death in 1874. When said conveyance was executed, Joel Latimer was a married man, and his wife did not join him in the conveyance. She survived him, and defends this suit as landlord, claiming a right to the possession. The tract of land sued for contains only seventy acres, and when the deed was executed, its value did not exceed five hundred dollars.
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