Hall v. Cockrell
Supreme Court of Alabama
Appeal from the Circuit Court of Greene. The record does not show the name, of the presiding judge. This action was brought by Joseph W. Hall against 'Samuel W. Cockrell, and the complaint was as follows : “ The plaintiff claims of the defendant $850, for the breach of an agreement entered into by him on the 7th March, 1854, as follows: ‘ The following agreement was made and entered into this 7th day of March, A. D. 1854, by and between Joseph W. Hall, of the first part, and…
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Appeal from the Circuit Court of Greene. The record does not show the name, of the presiding judge. This action was brought by Joseph W. Hall against 'Samuel W. Cockrell, and the complaint was as follows : “ The plaintiff claims of the defendant $850, for the breach of an agreement entered into by him on the 7th March, 1854, as follows: ‘ The following agreement was made and entered into this 7th day of March, A. D. 1854, by and between Joseph W. Hall, of the first part, and the intendant and council of the town of Eutaw, of the second part; that is to say: The party of the first part, for…
1Opinion of the CourtRice, C. J.
By the act of 2d January, 1841, entitled “ an act to incorporate the town of Eutaw in Greene county,” it is declared, among other things, that certain parcels of land therein described shall constitute the corporate limits of the town of Eutaw; that the free white inhabitants, dwelling within the said corporate limits, and their successors forever, shall be a body politic and corporate, by the name of “ the town of Eutaw”, and by that name may have and use a common seal, which they may alter at their pleasure, and may sue and be sued, implead and be impleaded, in any court, and may receive,…
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