Buford, McLester & Co. v. Shannon
Supreme Court of Alabama
Appeal from tlie Circuit Court of Blount. Tried before tlie Hon. Jora B. Tally. This action was brought by the appellants, suing as a late partnership, against W. J. Shannon and others, to recover the possession of a tract of land, and was commenced on the 21st January, 1889. The plaintiffs claimed the land as purchasers at a sale made by the United States marshal, on the 28th November, 1887, under legal process issued on two judgments in attachment cases against M. L.…
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Appeal from tlie Circuit Court of Blount. Tried before tlie Hon. Jora B. Tally. This action was brought by the appellants, suing as a late partnership, against W. J. Shannon and others, to recover the possession of a tract of land, and was commenced on the 21st January, 1889. The plaintiffs claimed the land as purchasers at a sale made by the United States marshal, on the 28th November, 1887, under legal process issued on two judgments in attachment cases against M. L. Shannon, one of which was in favor of said plaintiffs; and they offered in evidence the marshal’s deed to them and the…
1Opinion of the CourtMoCLELLAN, J.
1. This is an action of ejectment, prosecuted by Buford, McLester & Co., against John A. Allred and others. Plaintiffs claim under a deed executed to them by the marshal of the United States District Court for the Southern Division of the Northern District of Alabama, by whom the land was sold under a judgment and condemnation in attachment prosecuted by said plaintiffs against M. L. Shannon, for the collection of a debt existing prior to February 6, 1886. - The attachment was levied on the land February 11, 1886. The marshal’s deed bears date as of December 1, 1887. Defendants claim under a…
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