McDaniel v. Tennessee Coal, Iron & R. R.
Supreme Court of Alabama
Appeal from Jefferson Chancery Court. Heard before Hon. Alfred H. Benners. Bill to quiet title by J. A. McDaniel against the Tennessee Coal, Iron & Railroad Company, et al. From a decree granting insufficient relief, complainant appeals.
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Appeal from Jefferson Chancery Court. Heard before Hon. Alfred H. Benners. Bill to quiet title by J. A. McDaniel against the Tennessee Coal, Iron & Railroad Company, et al. From a decree granting insufficient relief, complainant appeals. The constituents elements of title by possession are laid down in the following cases. — Wilson v. Glenn, 68 Ala. 386; Dotharcl v. Denson, 72 Ala. 545; Smith v. Roberts, 62 Ala. 83; Goodson v. Brothers, 111 Ala. 597; Brand v. U. S. Gar Go., 128 Ala. 583; Ghastang v. Ghastang, 141 Ala. 459. The doctrine of adverse possession rests upon the presumed,…
1Opinion of the CourtDenson, J.
This bill, in which the appellant is the, complainant, is filed under section 809-813 of the Code of 1896, to quiet the title to certain lands. After the bill was amended, as shown by the record, it conformed in its averments to "the statutory requirements. The N. W. % of the N. E. % and the N. E. % of the N. W. % of section 17, and the S. W. % of the S. E. 14 and the S. E. yJ: of the S. W. 14 of section 8, all in township 18, S., of range 1 W., in Jefferson county’, are the lands involved in the controversy as shown by the record. In another bill, filed by the same complainant at the same…
2Cases cited2 opinions
- Chastang v. ChastangSupreme Court of Alabama · 1904
- Burks v. MitchellSupreme Court of Alabama · 1884
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