Lyons v. Hamner
Supreme Court of Alabama
Appeal from Chambers Circuit Court. Tried before Hon. John Moore.
1Opinion of the CourtSomeeville, J.
The plaintiff, as one of the admitted heirs of Harrison Austin, deceased, shows herself to be en*198titled, prima facie, to a one-seventh undivided interest in the lands sued for in this action, which is one of ejectment under the statute.
The defendant sets up a title acquired by him under a sale made in November, 1885, by one Moore, as administrator of Austin’s estate, on application to sell the lands fox-division or distribution among the heirs of the estate. The petition was in every respect regular, and in due fox-m, except that it failed to designate the plaintiff among those named'as heirs…
2Cases cited15 opinions
- Doe ex dem Duval's heirs v. McLoskeySupreme Court of Alabama · 1840
- Wyman v. CampbellSupreme Court of Alabama · 1838
- Satcher v. Satcher's Adm'rSupreme Court of Alabama · 1867
- King v. Kent's HeirsSupreme Court of Alabama · 1857
- Field's Heirs v. GoldsbySupreme Court of Alabama · 1856
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3Cited by27 opinions
- Evans v. EvansSupreme Court of Alabama · 1917
- Williams v. OvercastSupreme Court of Alabama · 1934
- Awbrey v. EstesSupreme Court of Alabama · 1927
- City of Huntsville v. GoodenrathAlabama Court of Appeals · 1915
- Cotton v. HollowaySupreme Court of Alabama · 1893
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